A rare auction of Oscar statues has resulted in the sale of the 1947 Best Picture award for $492,000. Gentleman’s Agreement, which examined anti-Semitism and starred Gregory Peck, was sold by auction house Profiles in History.
The auction house also sold a Best Picture statue for 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty, which brought in $240,000.
Other notable sales at the auction included an archive of papers on the origin and development of The Wizard of Oz, which sold for $1.2 million; a Tie fighter helmet from the original Star Wars that sold for $240,000; a Phaser pistol from the original Star Trek TV series that went for $192,000; a hover board Marty McFly rode in Back to the Future II that sold for $102,000; and a golden ticket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory that sold for $48,000.
The total auction raked in more than $8 million. The buyers of the Oscars and Wizard of Oz materials declined to reveal their identities.
The auction house also sold a Best Picture statue for 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty, which brought in $240,000.
Other notable sales at the auction included an archive of papers on the origin and development of The Wizard of Oz, which sold for $1.2 million; a Tie fighter helmet from the original Star Wars that sold for $240,000; a Phaser pistol from the original Star Trek TV series that went for $192,000; a hover board Marty McFly rode in Back to the Future II that sold for $102,000; and a golden ticket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory that sold for $48,000.
The total auction raked in more than $8 million. The buyers of the Oscars and Wizard of Oz materials declined to reveal their identities.
- 12/15/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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