Poster Auction raises over £187,000
Prop Store raised in excess of £187,000 ($236,001) at the live cinema poster auction held on June 25. The Short Circuit (1986) original poster artwork sold for £15,000 ($18,901) and […]
Prop Store raised in excess of £187,000 ($236,001) at the live cinema poster auction held on June 25. The Short Circuit (1986) original poster artwork sold for £15,000 ($18,901) and […]
Prop Store raised in excess of £187,000 ($236,001) at the live cinema poster auction held on June 25.
The Short Circuit (1986) original poster artwork sold for £15,000 ($18,901) and the Dr No UK Quad Poster went for £15,000 ($18,901)
Other notable genre sales included (sale prices are inclusive of buyer’s premium):
1. JAMES BOND: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) – UK Quad Poster sold for £11,250 ($14,168)
2. STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) – US One-Sheet “Style-A Printers Proof” Poster sold for £5,000 ($6,294)
3. THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO (1966) – UK Quad “Style-A” Poster sold for £3,750 ($4,718)
4. STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) – UK Quad “Non-Oscars” Poster sold for £3,125 ($3,930)
5. JAMES BOND: GOLDFINGER (1964) – UK Quad Poster sold for £5,000 ($6,294)
6. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) – Original Final Artwork For Royal Charity Premiere Programme sold
for £2,125 ($2,670)
7. JAMES BOND: DR NO (1962) – UK Quad Poster (Lot #167) sold for £10,000 ($12,598)
8. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) – Norwegian “R2-D2 Skiing” Poster sold for £4,062 ($5,110)
9. DOCTOR WHO 30TH ANNIVERSARY ARTWORK sold for £1,000
Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the auction: “We are delighted with the latest Prop Store Cinema Poster Live Auction which grossed over £187,000 and look forward to building on this with our forthcoming November blockbuster poster auction.”
Mike Bloomfield, Prop Store’s poster expert, added: “Very happy with our third auction. We achieved great prices for our James Bond, Carry On and Star Wars material and original poster artwork sold very well. Looking forward to taking in consignments for our future poster auctions.”