The Phil Tippett Auction Now Underway!

Prop Store one of the world’s leading film and TV memorabilia companies is to hold an exclusive online auction of puppets, models, artwork and production materials from the career of animator Phil Tippett. The veteran effects artist and filmmaker worked on some of the most beloved films of all-time, including the original Star Wars trilogy, Dragonslayer, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, the Robocop films, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, and countless others.

Over 400 lots of historic Hollywood memorabilia will go on sale in the exclusive online auction, which begins on Monday October 10^th. Bidding for all items will be open until the auction closes on Friday October 21^st. Many of the lots will be sold without reserve. Bidding is possible from anywhere in the world, and global shipping is available.

Some of the notable items collectors and fans can bid for include:

• Trash Compactor Monster from Star Wars: A New Hope – Estimate $50,000 – 70,000
• Hand-drawn Holochess Character Sketches by Phil Tippett from Star Wars: A New Hope – sold without reserve
• ‘Duros’ Cantina Mask from Star Wars: A New Hope – Estimate $50,000 – 70,000
• Washington Square Ghost Puppet from Ghostbusters 2 – Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
• Ford Explorer Animatics Model from Jurassic Park – Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
• Robocop Costume from Robocop 2 – Estimate $30,000 – 50,000
• Warrior Bug Maquette with Tippett Studios crate from Starship Troopers – Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
• Eborsisk Monster Maquette from Willow – Estimate $2,000 – 3,000
• Screenplay with Phil Tippett’s Handwritten Story Notes from Jurassic Park – sold without reserve
• Tauntaun handwritten animation notes by Phil Tippett from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – sold without reserve

Bids can be placed online via the Prop Store website at:

http://propstoreauction.com/view-auctions/info/id/48/

Phil Tippett’s professional career began as a stop-motion animator in the 1970s before being hired by George Lucas to produce the Millennium Falcon chess-game sequence for Star Wars. Tippett stayed on with ILM for several years, notably animating the Tauntauns for The Empire Strikes Back and developing “go-motion” technology for the memorable dragon Vermithrax in Dragonslayer. Tippett founded Tippett Studio in 1984 and went on to produce or supervise visual effects for Robocop, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, and numerous other titles.  Tippett Studio continues to provide visual effects services for many projects, with Phil directing and supervising projects in addition to working on his passion project—MAD GOD.

Phil Tippett said of the auction: “It’s been a lot of fun to take another look at these materials, some of which I haven’t seen for years. I’m glad that fans will have a chance to get them, and I hope they’ll enjoy them and look after the materials for the future. ”