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Alert! Huge Hollywood Prop Auction on now!
After 40 years in business, one of Hollywood's largest and most renowned prop companies, 20th Century Props, is going out of business. And the auction has begun.
The collection of 93,752 pieces, insured for about $8 million, ranges from the rattan furniture set used in "The Golden Girls" to a desk owned by Howard Hughes from the movie "The Aviator" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Up for auction are replicas of landmarks including the Hollywood Sign, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell as well as Dr. Evil's desk from the "Austin Powers" movies. Unusual items include a decontamination suit, Old West stage coach, vintage toy planes and a Frank Gehry fish sculpture. Industrial, medical and restaurant/bar items will also be up for bid.
Furniture by Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Mies van der rohe and Heywood Wakefield will be up for auction, as well as tens of thousands of items from the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. These include Antiques, Appliances, Art, Bedroom Furniture, Church & Religion, Christmas & Holidays, Costumes, Crates & Barrels & Trunks, Electronics, Prop Food, Hand Props, Household Items, Industrial, Lighting, Medical, Mannequins, Musical Instruments, Office Furniture, Phones, Restaurant Equipment & Furniture, Rugs, Sporting Goods, Seating, Signage, Store Displays, Sets, Statues, Toys, Taxidermy, Tables, Themes & So Much More!
Bid online or get over there in person, ASAP, this is a rare rare opportunity to pick up some great vintage and antique items not to mention collectible Hollywood memorabilia.
Here's a link to the auction site: Great American Group
The collection of 93,752 pieces, insured for about $8 million, ranges from the rattan furniture set used in "The Golden Girls" to a desk owned by Howard Hughes from the movie "The Aviator" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Up for auction are replicas of landmarks including the Hollywood Sign, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell as well as Dr. Evil's desk from the "Austin Powers" movies. Unusual items include a decontamination suit, Old West stage coach, vintage toy planes and a Frank Gehry fish sculpture. Industrial, medical and restaurant/bar items will also be up for bid.
Furniture by Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Mies van der rohe and Heywood Wakefield will be up for auction, as well as tens of thousands of items from the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. These include Antiques, Appliances, Art, Bedroom Furniture, Church & Religion, Christmas & Holidays, Costumes, Crates & Barrels & Trunks, Electronics, Prop Food, Hand Props, Household Items, Industrial, Lighting, Medical, Mannequins, Musical Instruments, Office Furniture, Phones, Restaurant Equipment & Furniture, Rugs, Sporting Goods, Seating, Signage, Store Displays, Sets, Statues, Toys, Taxidermy, Tables, Themes & So Much More!
Bid online or get over there in person, ASAP, this is a rare rare opportunity to pick up some great vintage and antique items not to mention collectible Hollywood memorabilia.
Here's a link to the auction site: Great American Group
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