Heritage Movie Poster Auction Breaks $1,000,000
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market. The auction featured the collection of Johnny Ramone and the highlights
were many. A one-sheet from Casablanca brought $25,300. A beautiful
three-sheet from Attack of the 50 ft Woman sold for $13,800.
“This was, to say the least, a very strong auction,” said Grey Smith,
Director of HMPA. “For the first time in nearly a decade, a public auction of
classic movie posters reached the million dollar mark. We also set a number of
new records for the sale of vintage posters.”
The collection of
rock legend Johnny Ramone took center stage. “We knew going in that the star of
this sale was going to be the second part of the fantastic collection of rock
legend Johnny Ramone,” Smith continued. “Johnny was a big fan of the Universal
horror films, and he managed to assemble one of the best collections of this
material I’ve ever seen. As we predicted, bidders responded enthusiastically to
this highly desirable material.”
Fans of Western posters were out in
force. “Western posters have been in a slump over the last several years, as
have serial posters,” Smith added, “but both of these areas did extremely well
in this sale, with several examples bringing many times their pre-auction
estimate.
As with any great movie poster auction, just having a chance to
look at the offerings is an educational and entertaining experience. For
complete details, please visit www.heritagemovieposters.com.
All prices listed include a buyer’s premium.
