Julien’s Auctions has sold Han Solo’s Blaster from Return of the Jedi (Lucasfilm 1983) for almost half a million pounds. Julien’s says Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum purchased the blaster—whose sale topped the world-record-breaking auction house’s Hollywood Legends auction—for $550,000 (£415,000). The BlasTech DL-44 blaster was one of many items to go under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions Hollywood Legends sale at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday (24 June)....
Julien’s Auctions has announced a star-studded lineup for its HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS sale, taking place on June 23. Highlights from the auction, which will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, will include an Ewok axe and Imperial Trooper blaster from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Marilyn Monroe’s black wool dress and Superman III’s full costume. Also on offer will be meteorologist Valerie Voss’ Playboy bunny costume, Hugh Hefner’s robe and Donald...
A third generation entrepreneur, Darren Julien has built his entire career around the auction industry. He cut his teeth at Sotheby’s and went on to establish Julien’s Auctions—today a globally recognised brand. In an Arts & Collections exclusive, he talks predictions, new technology and how to avoid potential provenance pitfalls. Memorabilia’s global appeal It’s no secret that, in recent years, auction houses have expanded into new markets abroad. Russian oligarchs and wealthy Asians now enjoy unfettered...
A recently discovered aerosol on canvas work by Jeffrey Brown, the late ‘King of Style’ graffiti artist, will go on sale at Julien’s Auctions this May. Julien’s biannual Street and Urban Art auction—which features work from street and urban art royalty Banksy, Basquiat, Warhol and more—will take place live in Los Angeles on 2 May 2018. The world record-breaking auction house today announced the work of Jeffrey Brown, aka CASE2, would spearhead the sale. ‘Julien’s...
The Beatles Story and Julien’s Auctions will bring Beatles and Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘Discovery Day’ to Hard Rock Café New York on Thursday 17th May 2018. The event, which is being held at Hard Rock International—home to the world’s largest collection of music memorabilia—will give members of the public, fans and collectors the chance to have their Beatles and Rock ‘n’ Roll memorabilia appraised for free by experts. Following the success of previous events held...
A statue of a naked Donald Trump is going under the hammer. It is estimated to fetch $20,000 to $30,000. Works by Banksy, Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat will appear alongside the statue at Julien’s Street and Urban Art Auction. The sale, which will take place 2 May 2018 in Jersey City, is Mana Contemporary’s first-ever street art auction. Julien’s Auctions said: ‘The collection will include an extraordinary and diverse canvas of works by some...
Items belonging to music legend Prince will go on sale at New York’s Hard Rock Café on Friday 18 May. The sale, held by Julien’s Auctions, aims to pay homage to one of the all-time greatest purveyors of music. In an exclusive presentation of the seven-time, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter’s life and career, Julien’s will collate an eclectic miscellany of Prince’s possessions as part of their two-day MUSIC ICONS auction. PROPERTY FROM THE LIFE AND CAREER OF...
The demand especially of memorabilia collectors remains insatiable for memorabilia across the spectrum of pop, entertainment and celebrity bygones. Adjoa Wiredu looks into the current trends. See also: COLLECTING WARHOL AND HIRST Before the mass obsession with pop memorabilia, we were quite happy to use the ‘free’ elements that helped with nostalgia: soundtracks, food, fashion, photographs and even videos. It’s no longer enough to get a sense of the era by listening to Elvis Presley...
Julien’s Auctions: Celebrity auction house. The CEO of celebrity auction house Julien’s Auctions reveals why entertainment memorabilia sales are performing at auction as never before. Entertainment memorabilia is hot material. In a time when the economy goes down, the value of certain collectables goes up to unprecedented heights. If, furthermore, these collectables have been worn, signed or merely touched by screen icons or music royalty, bidders can hardly keep their excitement at bay. Julien’s Auctions, based in...
