Prop Store Cinema Poster Live Auction Results!

BIDDING AT PROP STORE’S CINEMA POSTER ONLINE AUCTION WAS STRONGER THAN EVER TOTALLING OVER £384,968 ($508,158)

Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV memorabilia companies – has today announced results from its December 2021 live cinema poster online auction, with posters and artwork on offer fetching more than £384,968 ($508,158). Prop Store’s first two-day Cinema Poster Live Auction took place on Wednesday 8^th and Thursday 9^th December 2021 and was suitable for fans with a variety of budgets, with lots selling between £50 and £42,500.

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the auction: “We continue to exceed all expectations and produce another phenomenal auction. Alternative movie posters continue to increase in popularity and value, and items from the Bryan Fuller and Charles Lippincott collections sold exceptionally well. Our global bidders were very active throughout the auction and we’re looking forward to present another outstanding collection of posters in April 2022.”

Other notable sales included (sale prices are inclusive of buyer’s premium):

1. Japanese B0, 1980 from APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) sold for £2,250 ($2,970)
2. UK Quad, 1968 from BARBARELLA (1968) sold for £1,500 ($1,980)
3. UK Quad, 1960 from THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960) sold for £6,250 ($8,250)
4. Bryan Fuller Collection: US One-Sheet, 1977 from STAR WARS: EP IV – A NEW HOPE (1977) sold for £4,062 ($5,362)
5. US Half Sheet, 1951 from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) sold for £3,125 ($4,125)
6. Original Video Cover Artwork, 1982 from EVIL DEAD (1981) sold for £2,000 ($2,640)
7. UK Quad, 1968 from GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE (1968) sold for £3,437 ($4,537)
8. Howard Kazanjian Collection: US One-Sheet – Happy Birthday Style, 1978 from STAR WARS: EP IV – A NEW HOPE (1977) sold for £5,000 ($6,600)
9. US Insert Poster Display Autographed by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Others, 1960 from OCEAN’S ELEVEN (1960) sold for £1,875 ($2,475)
10. Hand-Numbered, Signed and Dated Silver Variant Artist Proof Mondo Poster, 2008 from THE THING (1982) sold for £1,625 ($2,145)
11. STAR WARS: EP V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)- Original Full Colour Painted Concept Artwork, 1980 SOLD FOR £53,125 ($70,125)
12. FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)- UK Quad, 1956 SOLD FOR £10,000 ($13,200)
13.  STAR WARS: EP IV – A NEW HOPE (1977) Charles Lippincott Collection: Indian One-Sheet – Style C, 1977 SOLD FOR £7,500 ($8,250)

Source: Press Release