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Welcome to our Icons of Hollywood auction! To coin a phrase often heard, this truly is a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. In this incredible sale, we are offering some of the most remarkable and instantly recognizable Hollywood artifacts to ever grace the silver screen. Over 1,200 unique treasures are represented in this sale covering the entire history of Hollywood.

Some of the highlights include:

• Incredible archive of John Wayne personal correspondence from 1941-1966 discussing his career and major film projects
• Extraordinary collection of original 8 x 10 in. camera negatives of Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth and Lupe Velez
• Gilda original near-mint linen-backed Style “B” one-sheet poster
• Original annotated The Rocky Horror Picture Show script used on-set by creator and screenwriter Richard O’Brien
• Original final approval maquette of Kong’s head from King Kong and other items from the estate of Willis O’Brien
• A collection of Kenneth Strickfaden special effects devices from Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and other films
• Judy Garland screen-used “Dorothy Gale” blue and white gingham pinafore dress from The Wizard of Oz
• Judy Garland screen-worn ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz
• Bert Lahr screen-worn “Cowardly Lion” costume from The Wizard of Oz
• Bela Lugosi’s signature “Count Dracula” screen-worn cape from Dracula and other items from his estate
• Marilyn Monroe’s platinum and diamond eternity band given to her by Joe DiMaggio on their wedding day, January 14, 1954, from her personal property
• Marilyn Monroe’s invitation to the JFK birthday celebration from her personal property
• Nude painting (ca 1949) of Marilyn Monroe by famed pinup artist Earl Moran
• Howard Terpning original final one-sheet poster artwork for the 1963 Cleopatra
• A collection of items from the estate of makeup effects legend John Chambers
• An unprecedented collection of screen-used props and costumes from the Back to the Future trilogy, including the only screen-used DeLorean time machine in private hands
• Steve McQueen’s original hero Gulf driving suit from Le Mans
• Rare fully animatronic puppet from Howard the Duck
• Star Trek: The Original Series mid-grade type-1 hand phaser
• A complete NASA Gemini program G-2C spacesuit, helmet, gloves and boots
• Original Al Hirschfeld artwork, scripts and other treasures from the estate of Jack Lemmon

You’re sure to find something new and exciting in this auction to add to your collection. Please remember we’re always interested in your future consignments for those who wish to pass ownership of their treasures pieces of
Hollywood memorabilia on to new caretakers.

For session 3, we welcome you to our Icons of Animation auction! Once again we are pleased to be working with Van Eaton Galleries in presenting an incredible collection covering the entire spectrum of the history of animation. This sale features over 600 unique pieces from some of the earliest stop-motion animation shorts, artifacts from Disneyland and Walt Disney World through some of the most beloved shorts and features from the studios of Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., M-G-M, and Walter Lantz.

Highlights include:

• Ub Iwerks Balloon Land original production cel on original background
• Original production cel and production background from Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels
• An extremely rare original production cel of Academy Award Mickey Mouse on original hand-painted background, the only known Mickey art from this little-known 1932 full-color animated short
• Charles Schulz Peanuts 4-panel Great Pumpkin comic strip artwork from 1963
• Suite of illustration artwork for the Little Golden Book, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by Richard Scarry
• Disneyland Haunted Mansion original featured “stretching portrait” painting, signed by Marc Davis
• Original artwork for the Captain EO attraction poster at Disneyland
• 1875 hand-carved Dentzel carousel horse gifted by Walt Disney to his first Disney Imagineer, Roger Broggie
• Donald Duck original production cel with production background from The Band Concert
• Original pan production background with production cel of the Hag in the boat delivering the poisoned apple from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Original production cel of Jiminy Cricket with the matching original production background from Pinocchio
• Eyvind Earle original concept artwork for Sleeping Beauty
• Monumental-scale pan production background with Maleficent cel from Sleeping Beauty
• Rare set of nine preliminary concept paintings by Mary Blair for Alice in Wonderland
• Lady and the Tramp original production cel from the “Bella Notte” scene

We hope you find something new and exciting from this catalog to add to your collection. Please remember we’re always interested in your future consignments for those who wish to pass ownership of their treasured pieces of Hollywood memorabilia to new caretakers. Thank you for participating and good luck!

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582Promotional presentation dinosaur from The Lost World

Promotional presentation dinosaur from The Lost World - (First National, 1925) Based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, The Lost

Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Sold for (5,500.00 + 1,265.00) x 1 = 6,765.00

583Cecil B. DeMille’s personal Gothic Revival wrought-iron desk lamp

Cecil B. DeMille’s personal Gothic Revival wrought-iron desk lamp - Gothic Revival wrought-iron desk lamp with central standard on t

Start Price : 10,000.00 | Estimates : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00

Sold for (10,000.00 + 2,300.00) x 1 = 12,300.00

584M-G-M sign from Irving Thalberg building

M-G-M sign from Irving Thalberg building - Measuring 27 ½”x 44”on heavy tagboard with hand-painted lettering, which hung for m

Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00

Sold for (1,200.00 + 276.00) x 1 = 1,476.00

585Bela Lugosi original ca. 1905 Hungarian cabinet portrait from his estate

Bela Lugosi original ca. 1905 Hungarian cabinet portrait from his estate - Silver-bromide matte print 4 ¼ “ x 7 ½”on phot...

Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00

586Pair of original ca. 1920 Hungarian portrait postcards of Bela Lugosi

Pair of original ca. 1920 Hungarian portrait postcards of Bela Lugosi - Two vintage ca. 1920 Hungarian 3¼”x 5¼” photo-por...

Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00

587Vintage oversize portrait of Bela Lugosi in his Hollywood study, ca. 1930

Vintage oversize portrait of Bela Lugosi in his Hollywood study, ca. 1930 - Silver-bromide 11”x 14” double-weight custom matte

Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00

Sold for (1,000.00 + 230.00) x 1 = 1,230.00

588Vintage profile portrait of Bela Lugosi, ca. 1930

Vintage profile portrait of Bela Lugosi, ca. 1930 - Silver-bromide 8”x 10” double-weight custom matte print, being a stern pro

Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00

589Bela Lugosi signature "Count Dracula" screen-worn cape from Dracula

Bela Lugosi signature "Count Dracula" screen-worn cape from Dracula - (Universal, 1931) This signature cape embodies the p

Start Price : 1,200,000.00 | Estimates : 1,200,000.00 - 2,000,000.00

590Dracula near-mint unrestored original Jumbo lobby-card from Bela Lugosi’s own collection

Dracula near-mint unrestored original Jumbo lobby-card from Bela Lugosi’s own collection - (Universal, 1931) 14&rdqu

Start Price : 20,000.00 | Estimates : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00

Sold for (22,500.00 + 5,175.00) x 1 = 27,675.00

591Vintage oversize portrait of Bela Lugosi full figure in white linen suit, ca. 1930

Vintage oversize portrait of Bela Lugosi full figure in white linen suit, ca. 1930 - Silver-bromide 11”x 14” double-weight cus

Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00

592Bela Lugosi personal wingtip shoes

Bela Lugosi personal wingtip shoes - Bela Lugosi was known for his fine sense of style and impeccable dress. These black and white wingti

Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00

Sold for (1,600.00 + 368.00) x 1 = 1,968.00

593Collection of (16) Bela Lugosi portrait stills from his estate and family’s collection

Collection of (16) Bela Lugosi portrait stills from his estate and family’s collection - Mix of original and reprint portrait stills

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00

594Vintage portrait of Bela Lugosi ca. 1940 inscribed by him to his wife Lillian

Vintage portrait of Bela Lugosi ca. 1940 inscribed by him to his wife Lillian - Silver-bromide 8”x 10” double-weight custom ma

Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Sold for (2,250.00 + 517.50) x 1 = 2,767.50

595Bowery at Midnight original folded U.S. one-sheet poster from the Bela Lugosi family collection

Bowery at Midnight original folded U.S. one-sheet poster from the Bela Lugosi family collection - (Monogram, 1942) 27 x 41

Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00

Sold for (325.00 + 74.75) x 1 = 399.75

596The Return of the Vampire original U.S. Title-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection

The Return of the Vampire original U.S. Title-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection - (Columbia, 1943) Original unres

Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00

Sold for (950.00 + 218.50) x 1 = 1,168.50

597The Return of the Vampire original U.S. portrait lobby-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection

The Return of the Vampire original U.S. portrait lobby-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection - (Columbia, 1943) 11 x

Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00

Sold for (550.00 + 126.50) x 1 = 676.50

598Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein original Title-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein original U.S. Title-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection - (Universal, 1948)

Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00

Sold for (850.00 + 195.50) x 1 = 1,045.50

599Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla half-sheet poster from the Bela Lugosi family collection

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla original U.S. half-sheet poster from the Bela Lugosi family collection - (Jack Broder

Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00

Sold for (400.00 + 92.00) x 1 = 492.00

600Son of Frankenstein 1953 reissue portrait lobby-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection

Son of Frankenstein 1953 reissue portrait lobby-card from the Bela Lugosi family collection - (Universal, 1938/ R’53)

Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00

Sold for (550.00 + 126.50) x 1 = 676.50

602King Kong original production photo of Kong with effects art by Willis O’Brien

King Kong original production photo of Kong with effects art by Willis O’Brien - (RKO, 1933) Vintage silver-bromide pri

Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Sold for (2,000.00 + 460.00) x 1 = 2,460.00

603Mighty Joe Young miniature bottles and glasses (12) from the nightclub effects scenes

Mighty Joe Young miniature bottles and glasses (12) from the nightclub effects scenes - (RKO, 1949) Retained by Willis O&rs

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00

Sold for (20,000.00 + 4,600.00) x 1 = 24,600.00

604Willis O’Brien four-panel concept art for Baboon: A Tale about a Yeti

Willis O’Brien four-panel concept art for Baboon: A Tale about a Yeti - (Unproduced, ca. 1960) Pencil, pen & ink, and

Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00

Sold for (8,500.00 + 1,955.00) x 1 = 10,455.00

606Mighty Joe Young original early concept art by Willis O’Brien

Mighty Joe Young original early concept art by Willis O’Brien - (RKO, 1949) Pencil and India ink on 15” x 20&rdqu

Start Price : 15,000.00 | Estimates : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00

Sold for (15,000.00 + 3,450.00) x 1 = 18,450.00

607Mighty Joe Young pair of RKO art department concepts of interiors

Mighty Joe Young pair of RKO art department concepts of interiors - (RKO, 1949) Pencil and charcoal on (2) 15” x 20&r

Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00

Sold for (2,750.00 + 632.50) x 1 = 3,382.50

608Mighty Joe Young RKO art department concept of “Golden Safari” night club

Mighty Joe Young RKO art department concept of “Golden Safari” night club - (RKO, 1949) Pencil and charcoal on

Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Sold for (3,750.00 + 862.50) x 1 = 4,612.50

609Willis O’Brien creature concept art for The Last of the Oso Si-Papu

Willis O’Brien creature concept art for The Last of the Oso Si-Papu - (Unproduced, ca. 1950) Pencil, pen & ink, and go

Start Price : 6,000.00 | Estimates : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00

Sold for (6,000.00 + 1,380.00) x 1 = 7,380.00

610Willis O’Brien concept art of monsters fighting for King Kong vs. Frankenstein

Willis O’Brien concept art of monsters fighting for King Kong vs. Frankenstein - (Unproduced, 1960-62) During extended perio

Start Price : 6,000.00 | Estimates : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00

Sold for (11,000.00 + 2,530.00) x 1 = 13,530.00

611Willis O’Brien concept art of Kong for King Kong vs. Frankenstein

Willis O’Brien concept art of Kong for King Kong vs. Frankenstein - (Unproduced, 1960-62) Pencil, pen & ink, and gouache

Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00

Sold for (8,000.00 + 1,840.00) x 1 = 9,840.00

612Willis O’Brien concept art for The Elephant Rustlers

Willis O’Brien concept art for The Elephant Rustlers - (Unproduced, 1960) Pencil, pen & ink, and gouache on 15” x

Start Price : 6,000.00 | Estimates : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00

Sold for (6,000.00 + 1,380.00) x 1 = 7,380.00

613Willis O’Brien concept art of Frankenstein’s Creation for King Kong vs. Frankenstein

Willis O’Brien concept art of Frankenstein’s Creation for King Kong vs. Frankenstein - (Unproduced, 1960-62) Pencil, p

Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00

Sold for (4,000.00 + 920.00) x 1 = 4,920.00

614Willis O’Brien single-panel concept art for Baboon: A Tale about a Yeti

Willis O’Brien single-panel concept art for Baboon: A Tale about a Yeti - (Unproduced, ca. 1960) Pencil, pen & ink, and

Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00

Sold for (7,500.00 + 1,725.00) x 1 = 9,225.00

615Willis O'Brien's Key-Continuity photo collection (125+) from King Kong

Willis O'Brien’s personal Key-Continuity photo collection (125+) which documents production of the 1933 King Kong. (RKO, 1933) Gelatin-silver

Start Price : 10,000.00 | Estimates : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00

Sold for (40,000.00 + 9,200.00) x 1 = 49,200.00

617Kenneth Strickfaden "Nebularium" lab device from Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein

Kenneth Strickfaden "Nebularium" lab device from Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and other films - (Un

Start Price : 40,000.00 | Estimates : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00

Sold for (40,000.00 + 9,200.00) x 1 = 49,200.00

618Kenneth Strickfaden electronic effects switchboard used in frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein

Kenneth Strickfaden special electronic effects main switchboard used in frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and many other films - (Un

Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00

Sold for (8,000.00 + 1,840.00) x 1 = 9,840.00

619Kenneth Strickfaden "Digital Disputor" laboratory device from Young Frankenstein

Kenneth Strickfaden "Digital Disputor" laboratory device from Young Frankenstein - (TCF, 1974) Kenneth Strickfaden humoro

Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00

Sold for (9,500.00 + 2,185.00) x 1 = 11,685.00

620Chico Marx “Baravelli” charcoal-grey tail-coat from Horse Feathers

Chico Marx “Baravelli” charcoal-grey tail-coat from Horse Feathers - (Paramount, 1932) Chico was the dead-pan, hard-ga

Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00

621Jean Parker “Beth” plaid period dress designed by Walter Plunkett from Little Women

Jean Parker “Beth” plaid period dress designed by Walter Plunkett from Little Women - (RKO, 1933) Conservative, Civil

Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00

Sold for (850.00 + 195.50) x 1 = 1,045.50

622Shield from the 1934 Cleopatra

Shield from the 1934 Cleopatra - (Paramount, 1934, 1935) Heavy hammered-metal oval shield with leather grip-straps, and raised pat

Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00

Sold for (600.00 + 138.00) x 1 = 738.00

623Helmet worn by Henry Wilcoxon in The Crusades

Helmet worn by Henry Wilcoxon in The Crusades - (Paramount, 1935) Impressively constructed and detailed metal helmet worn by Hen

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00

Sold for (3,000.00 + 690.00) x 1 = 3,690.00

624Ronald Colman “Robert Clive” velvet jacket and vest designed by Omar Kiam for Clive of India

Ronald Colman “Robert Clive” velvet jacket and vest designed by Omar Kiam for Clive of India - (TCF, 1935) Black velve

Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00

Sold for (425.00 + 97.75) x 1 = 522.75

625Maureen O’Sullivan “Dora” original MGM David Copperfield script signed by the cast

Maureen O’Sullivan “Dora” original MGM David Copperfield script signed by the cast: W.C. Fields, David O. Selznick, Lionel

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00

Sold for (3,000.00 + 690.00) x 1 = 3,690.00

626Helen Gahagan brass crown from She

Helen Gahagan brass crown from She - (RKO, 1935) Hand-formed brass painted over in a matte gold finish, in stylistic Art-Deco desi

Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00

627Mad Love extensive archive of original 1935 technical drawings for set construction

Mad Love extensive archive of original 1935 technical drawings for set construction - (MGM, 1935) Extraordinary massive arc

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00

628Charlie Chan at the Opera spectacular Boris Karloff “Mephisto” screen-used cape and display

Charlie Chan at the Opera spectacular Boris Karloff “Mephisto” screen-used cape and display - (TCF, 1936) Consi

Start Price : 20,000.00 | Estimates : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00

Sold for (19,000.00 + 4,370.00) x 1 = 23,370.00

630Tyrone Power “Count Axel de Fersen” cape from Marie Antoinette

Tyrone Power “Count Axel de Fersen” cape from Marie Antoinette - (MGM, 1938) Grey heathered wool cape with three tiered ca

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00

Sold for (3,000.00 + 690.00) x 1 = 3,690.00

631Alice Faye “Belle Fawcett” 2-piece elaborate nightgown and peignoir from In Old Chicago

Alice Faye “Belle Fawcett” 2-piece elaborate nightgown and peignoir from In Old Chicago - (TCF, 1937) Two-piece silk,

Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00

632Gary Cooper “Marco Polo” tunic from The Adventures of Marco Polo

Gary Cooper “Marco Polo” tunic from The Adventures of Marco Polo - (MGM, 1938) Period-styled suede-leather tunic with

Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00

Sold for (1,600.00 + 368.00) x 1 = 1,968.00

633Bette Davis “Julie” period jacket from Jezebel

Bette Davis “Julie” period jacket from Jezebel - (Warner Bros., 1938) Short period jacket of black nylon with lace coll

Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00

Sold for (2,750.00 + 632.50) x 1 = 3,382.50

634Roy Rogers shirt from Billy the Kid Returns

Roy Rogers shirt from Billy the Kid Returns - (Republic, 1938) Medium grey wool felt Western-styled lace-up shirt, worn by Roy Rog

Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00

Sold for (1,000.00 + 230.00) x 1 = 1,230.00

635Longbow from The Adventures of Robin Hood

Longbow from The Adventures of Robin Hood - (Warner Bros., 1938) Curved walnut longbow with notched tips, decorated suede grip and

Start Price : 15,000.00 | Estimates : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00

Sold for (15,000.00 + 3,450.00) x 1 = 18,450.00

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