Prop Store - one of the world's leading film and TV memorabilia companies has today announced it is to hold the UK's largest annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia for the sixth consecutive year this September, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of £6 million ($7.5 million). The auction is to be held at London's BFI IMAX proudly presented by ODEON, Europe's largest cinema group.
900 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Prop Store's unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction over two days on Monday 30th September and Tuesday 1st October 2019 in Waterloo, London.
The auction will be live-streamed online for fans to track the bidding on auction days. A free preview exhibition will be open to the public in the run up to the auction, opening on Wednesday 18th September - Tuesday 1st October 2019 at the BFI IMAX and showcasing over 250 lots from the upcoming auction.
Top items to be sold at the Prop Store auction (with estimated sale prices) include:- Maximus' Screen-Matched Roman General Armour (Russell Crowe) from (2000) est: £30,000-50,000
The Prop Store auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets. Some of the least expensive lots in the auction include a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket Announcement Poster from Tim Burton's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005) estimated at £300, and a Mr DNA Animation Cel Autographed By Steven Spielberg from JURASSIC PARK (1993) estimated to sell for £600.
Registration is now open at www.propstore.com/liveauction. Online proxy bids can be submitted from Monday 2 nd September 2019.
Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO commented on the upcoming auction: "After breaking more records with last year's sale, Prop Store are thrilled to announce our sixth live auction in London and pleased to be partnering with ODEON again. This year sees us bring 900 lots to the auction, now held over two days, allowing us to present even more of these incredible artefacts to a global audience of film fans and collectors to London's BFI IMAX, who can visit the free exhibition and place bids in our auction to secure original pieces of film and TV history."
Chris Bates, Commercial Director at ODEON UK & Ireland said: "We are delighted to welcome back the iconic Prop Store exhibition to London's BFI IMAX. ODEON is proud to present the UK's largest annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia for the sixth year running. There is an incredible collection of items up for auction this year and we very much look forward to welcoming film fans through our doors to see some of the world's most well-known props and cinema moments. "
Auction items will be on display at a free exhibition open to the public at the BFI IMAX, Waterloo, London, England SE1 8XR from 10:00am to 9:30pm, 18 th September - 1 st October 2019. Prop Store's Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, in partnership with the BFI IMAX proudly presented by ODEON, will take place at the BFI IMAX Waterloo (1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, London SE1 8XR) over two days on Monday 30 th September and Tuesday 1 st October 2019 from 1:00pm.
