Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO, commented on the upcoming auction – “Indiana Jones is without a doubt one of the biggest movie legends of all time, and we’re very excited to be featuring a full-size biplane from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in our upcoming live auction. In addition to this great lot, we’ve got a whole host of iconic props and costumes going under the hammer. These items and hundreds more will go under the hammer at Prop Store’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction on 26thSeptember 2017 at London’s BFI IMAX proudly presented by ODEON.”
The Prop Store Live Auction will feature lots including:
- Heinkel He 111 Model Miniature and Bomb from Battle of Britain (1969). Estimate £10k – £15k
- Indiana Jones' (Harrison Ford) Shot-Up Aircraft Tail from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989). Estimate £2k - £3k
- Professor Waxflatter's (Nigel Stock) Ornithopter Components from Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). Estimate £2k - £3k
- The auction will be live-streamed online for fans to track the bidding on auction day. A free preview exhibition will be open to the public in the run up to the auction showcasing over 300 lots from the upcoming auction. Movie fans and collectors alike will be able to see these incredible pieces of movie history up-close.
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Registration and bidding is now open. Bids can be placed online at www.propstore.com/liveauction,over the phone or in person.
The free exhibition is now open to the public at the BFI IMAX, Waterloo, London, England SE1 8XR from 10:00am to 9:30pm, until Tuesday 26th September 2017. Prop Store’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, in partnership with the BFI IMAX proudly presented by ODEON, will also take place at the BFI IMAX Waterloo on Tuesday 26th September from 12:00pm.
About Prop Store
Prop Store sells original movie props and costumes and related memorabilia, regularly hosting live and online prop and costume auctions. Over 7,500 items are also available for sale at fixed price on www.propstore.com. Registration is now open at www.propstore.com/liveauction. Online proxy bids can be submitted from Friday 1st September 2017.Operating since 1998, Prop Store founder Stephen Lane’s love for movies led him to begin hunting for the same props and costumes that were used to create his favourite films. He found that he could not only provide collectors with access to their most coveted pieces, but also establish archival standards for a new, pop-culture hybrid of fine art and memorabilia collecting – prop art. Prop Store handles prop disposal, sale, archive and auction services to production companies and distributors as well as fixed price item sale on its website.
About ODEON
With 86 years of cinema experience, ODEON® Cinemas Group is Europe's leading international cinema operator. It operates 2,227 screens at 243 sites across Europe, including 120 cinemas in the UK and Ireland. In 2016 the company was acquired by AMC Theatres, creating the largest movie exhibition company in the world.About the BFI IMAX
The BFI IMAX, proudly presented by ODEON, is the biggest cinema screen in Britain: over 20 metres high and 26 metres wide. Screening the very latest IMAX films, some old favourites and highlights from ODEON Event Cinema as well as educational films, seeing a film here is like nothing else. Packing digital surround sound, a screen almost as high as five double-decker buses, 498 seats including 69 Premier and the likes of Costa Coffee and Ben and Jerry's, the BFI IMAX is one of London’s largest entertainment experiences. Find out more at: www.odeon.co.uk/BFIIMAX
