Bally ‘Four Million B.C.’ pinball machine. Estimate $600-$800. Abell Auctions image.
LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12 noon Pacific time, Abell Auction Co. will present a special Celebrity Collector’s Auction, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. The sale consists of 300 lots of American and international film posters, Disneyana, comic books, toys and related art; and first-edition books. Additionally, bidders will be able to choose from an outstanding selection of fine and modern art, designer luggage, furniture and cars.
This auction will feature: a Leica M7 Hermes Edition camera (in original box), Louis Vuitton and Cristofle travel bar set, Louis Vuitton luggage, Ferrari and Lamborghini luggage, a life-size limited edition “Robby the Robot” by Fred Barton, (ed. 14/100), Japanese samurai armor and swords, model trains, exotic humidors, McIntosh stereo components, Ramones electric guitar with dedication from Johnny Ramone, collection of vintage pinball machines, a 1955 Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood sedan, a male skeleton in a glass enclosure, comic book hero figurines and an important library of first edition books including Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Italian, German, American and Russian film posters include Walt Disney’s Bambi, A Clockwork Orange, Dirty Harry, Blow Up, Il Conformista, The Incredible Shrinking Man and 2001: A Space Oddysey. Italian and French liquor and other advertisements include Massiot Sandeman, Roby’s Toni Kola “La Belle et la Bete,” Viano “Manon,” Licor Sant Jordi and others. In addition, a series of vintage Egyptian and European travel posters will be auctioned.
Disneyana includes posters, original art and cels, a life-size Pinocchio and Mickey Mouse, a “Toady” Mr. Toad’s Ride car along with children’s and novelty vehicles. Highlights include a Pennewitz-designed Porsche 550 Spyder and Lamborghini gas-powered kids car made in Italy by Airboard Hovercraft.
Approximately 50 group lots of comics will be sold, including Tales of Suspense, Mystery Tales, Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish, Suspense, Spellbound, Ghost Rider, etc. A Marvel bronze Spider-Man and Captain America along with various other collectible toys and scale cars, Dick Sprang Batman posters, collectible superhero toys and original art and a larger than life-size “Ghost Rider” chrome sculpture signed S. Segner.
Fine art includes works signed or attributed to William Trost Richards (2), Willem de Kooning, Dey de Ribcowsky, Basil Gogos, Gottfried Helnwein, James Franco, Von Dutch, J. Allen Bentley, Anthony Ausgang, Francis Bacon, Jeff Horn, Michael Knowlton, Gil Dellinger, Curtis Phillips and Pattsi Valdez. Various Tony Upson automotive art will be auctioned, as well.
Furniture and decorative art includes an American carved oak dining room suite, an American Renaissance Revival oak partner’s desk, various Murano and Venetian chandeliers, an Art Nouveau patinated figural bronze fountain (approx. 8ft. high), room-size Sarouks and other Persian carpets, Chinese carpets and fine French crystal and china. Also among the lots are a Versace “Les Tresors de la Mer” dinner service and a set of Baccarat red and clear crystal stem glassware.
For additional information on any lot in the sale, call Howard Zellman at 323-724-8102.
View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Bally ‘Four Million B.C.’ pinball machine. Estimate $600-$800. Abell Auctions image. Robby the Robot from ‘Forbidden Planet’ collector’s edition, 14/100, 1998 Fred Barton Productions. Scale 1:1, approx. 87 inches high. Estimate $4,000-$6,000. Abell Auctions image. One of many comic books to be offered in approximately 50 group lots, with titles including Tales of Suspense, Mystery Tales, Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish, Suspense, Spellbound, Ghost Rider, etc. Abell Auctions image. Bob Baker Marionettes’ Pinocchio and Mickey Mouse. Collectors Edition for Walt Disney Productions. Pinocchio No. 170/200, Mickey As Sorcerer No. 4/200. Approx. 48 inches tall. Estimate $1,000-$1,500. Abell Auctions image. Two Japanese suits of armor, Meiji Period. Estimate $4,000-$8,000. Abell Auctions image. Porsche Spyder battery-operated kids car, Pennewitz design, serial number 5500086, length 62 inches. Estimate $1,000-$2,000. Abell Auctions image.
