Icons & Legends of Hollywood III
All 995 lots of Profiles in History: Icons & Legends of Hollywood III (Nov 13, 2020). 713 sold, 72% sell-through. Top lot $593,750.
Auction facts
- Auction house
- Profiles in History
- Date
- 2020-11-13
- Location
- Calabasas, CA
- Lots offered
- 995
Lots
- Lot 1: Queen Alexandra of Denmark satin and lace collar
- Lot 2: “Gotha G.V Bomber” filming miniature from The Big Parade
- Lot 3: Johnny Weissmuller (11) official athletic record certificates and Olympics ephemera
- Lot 4: “Roman Soldier” breastplate from Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Lot 5: Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush program and herald from Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood
- Lot 6: Charlie Chaplin “Henri Verdoux” belted jacket from Monsieur Verdoux
- Lot 7: Charlie Chaplin “Henri Verdoux” suit from Monsieur Verdoux
- Lot 8: Monumentally important and massive motion picture camera and projector collection from the Bell & Howell Engineering Department
- Lot 9: Exceedingly rare pairing of L.A. Motion Picture Company 35mm cameras (1914-1918)
- Lot 10: Greta Garbo’s (2) career personal scrapbooks 1-created by Garbo and 1-created by MGM studio for Queen Christina
- Lot 11: Greta Garbo presentation album of (67) vintage original personal photos from Queen Christina, Camille and The Saga of Gosta Berling
- Lot 12: Greta Garbo presentation album of (39) vintage original personal oversize photos from Queen Christina and other films
- Lot 13: Greta Garbo presentation album of (60) vintage original personal oversize photos by Clarence Sinclair Bull from Anna Karenina
- Lot 14: Greta Garbo personal collection of (200+) vintage original snapshots from film and personal life
- Lot 15: Greta Garbo autograph letter to Gilbert Roland “…I too have (in a way) a ‘Soldier’ now”
- Lot 16: Greta Garbo’s autograph letter to Gilbert Roland “…secrets about my M-friend”
- Lot 17: Special Oscar presented to Hollywood legend and “King of Comedy” Mack Sennett
- Lot 18: Paramount Studio solid brass Executive cigar humidor
- Lot 19: The Marx Brothers signed contract for Duck Soup
- Lot 20: Groucho Marx “Otis B. Driftwood” tailcoat from A Night at the Opera
- Lot 21: Errol Flynn “Peter Blood” period coat from Captain Blood
- Lot 22: Humphrey Bogart “Turkey Morgan” suit from Kid Galahad
- Lot 23: Alan Hale “Little John” signature red suede hat from The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Lot 24: The Wizard of Oz (7) never before seen behind the scenes negatives