Hollywood Auction 36
All 1,266 lots of Profiles in History: Hollywood Auction 36 (May 1, 2009). 1,062 sold, 87% sell-through. Top lot $265,500. Prices and results of every lot.
Auction facts
- Auction house
- Profiles in History
- Date
- 2009-05-01
- Location
- Calabasas, CA
- Lots offered
- 1,266
Lots
- Lot 693: Large collection of Boris Karloff paintings, prints, and other items
- Lot 694: Two original art works featuring Bela Lugosi as Dracula
- Lot 695: Bela Lugosi spat and jar of earth from the grave of Vlad the Impaler!
- Lot 696: Forry Ackerman’s personal appearance “Phantom of the Opera” cape and coat attributed to Lon Chaney, Sr. Forry Ackerman’s personal dark blue wool “Phantom” cape, with black velvet collar and full silk lining, which he wore to numerous public appearances
- Lot 697: Vincent Price original painting by John Rowe including original photographs of Vincent Price and Forry Ackerman
- Lot 698: Collection of horror autographs
- Lot 699: Jean Harlow portrait and Mary Philbin portrait inscribed to William Randolph Hearst
- Lot 700: Group of Forry Ackerman awards
- Lot 701: Group of Forry Ackerman awards
- Lot 702: Group of Forry Ackerman awards
- Lot 703: Group of Forry Ackerman awards
- Lot 704: Archive of Forry Ackerman awards
- Lot 705: Signed commemorative letter from George Lucas to Forry Ackerman
- Lot 706: Peter Jackson signed limited edition The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring print and two pieces of fantasy, horror art
- Lot 707: Ymir statuette from original Harryhausen maquette
- Lot 708: Life masks of David McCallum, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Basil Rathbone, James Cagney and Peter Cushing
- Lot 709: Four signed Sci-Fi and horror books including Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and others
- Lot 710: David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams limited edition signed by Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke and other science fiction writers
- Lot 711: Collection of 15 books inscribed to Forry Ackerman
- Lot 712: Large collection of Sci-Fi and horror books and magazines from Forry Ackerman’s personal library
- Lot 715: Collection of Forry Ackerman scrapbooks
- Lot 716: Collection of Forry Ackerman research binders, press clippings, autographs, and other material
- Lot 717: Large collection of press clippings, press books from sci-fi films, and archive of Los Angeles Science Fiction League material
- Lot 718: 500+ issues of monster magazines