Christies Trek Auction & Catalogue

Rico · August 19, 2006, 07:59:49 AM

Well, I just ordered my Christies Star Trek Catalogue for the upcoming auction in early October. The catalogue ($90) itself is suppose to be full of photos and info on all the items for sale. Here's some more detail I read on Yahoo today about the book:

By Chris MichaudFri Aug 18, 5:27 PM ET

Fans of "Star Trek" get a new chronicle of the enormously popular franchise with the release next week of a 500-page catalog of the memorabilia to be auctioned off this fall in Manhattan.

The splashy two volumes feature some 4,000 items, from a costumer's clipboard to a model of the starship Enterprise estimated to sell for as much as $35,000 at the three-day auction at Christie's in October.

"People are flipping out" over the catalog, said Cathy Elkies, Christie's director of special collections, from Las Vegas, where "Trekkies" were gathered for the annual Star Trek Convention.

"It's an amazing visual journey, really more of a reference bible chronicling 40 years of 'Star Trek,"' she said of the catalog, written by Michael and Denise Okuda, authors of the "Star Trek Encyclopedia," who also worked on the television shows and films.

With color photos, extensive footnotes, commentary, anecdotes and quotes, the coffeetable-worthy tome is limited to a run of 10,000 and is pre-selling well at $90, Elkies said.

Most of the items on auction are models and miniatures, costumes and props and, with price estimates as low as $100, fans can at least dream of scoring an item.

But prices at memorabilia auctions can soar, and Elkies said the value of objects with such devoted fan bases is notoriously difficult to gauge.

"We don't factor in that emotional fury generated around this kind of material," she said.

Past auction estimates for items owned by pop-culture icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy were far off the mark, with winning bids reaching 10 and even 100 times the pre-sale projections.

Given the strong interest in the sale, Christie's has instituted a lottery for admission with a September 15 application deadline.

More info here:
http://www.christies.com/special_sites/startrek/overview.asp

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Bryancd · August 19, 2006, 04:46:43 PM

Yeah, did you see the photo's Karl posted at the RPF?! Holy Hell they are sweet!

Riskygodfather · August 20, 2006, 07:49:46 AM

Wow, it's so spectacular. I wonder what the least expensive item will be?

Rico · August 20, 2006, 10:08:07 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on August 19, 2006, 04:46:43 PM
Yeah, did you see the photo's Karl posted at the RPF?! Holy Hell they are sweet!

Yep, nice pics he took. Can't wait to see my catalogue show up. Here's a sample of Karl's from the RPF (more here: http://www.therpf.com/index.php?showtopic=115523)

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Geekyfanboy · October 04, 2006, 10:16:26 AM

History.Com, the Web site of the History Channel, will present a live webcast of 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection, the upcoming official auction of items from the five Star Trek television series and 10 feature films, Oct. 5-7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m.. ET each day, from Christie's auction house in New York.

The multi-camera production will capture the live, three-day auction of more than 1,000 lots from CBS Paramount Television's Star Trek franchise, including props, scenery, models and costumes.

The History Channel will also broadcast two new Star Trek documentary specials, which will premiere in the first quarter of 2007.

Rico · October 04, 2006, 10:51:24 AM

GAHH!! Don't tempt me so!

Rico · October 05, 2006, 09:09:21 AM

Watching it live right now:

http://www.history.com/pages/popup/startrek_stream.html

Geekyfanboy · October 05, 2006, 09:57:49 AM

wow.. this stuff is going for some big bucks... it's fun to watch

Bryancd · October 05, 2006, 10:39:08 AM

$80K for the Borg Cube model and $130K for the Enterprise E model. Betcha' that the Enterprise A and D go for north of $200K

Rico · October 05, 2006, 11:12:46 AM

Even the costume pieces are going for a lot. Looks like I'll have to stick to replicas.

Geekyfanboy · October 05, 2006, 11:14:34 AM

Yeah I was thinking the same thing.. I thought I might be able to get one of the smaller things.. but no way I can pay those kind of prices. Oh well.. still fun to watch.

Bryancd · October 05, 2006, 11:15:48 AM

It is fun to watch :).

Yeoman Mara · October 05, 2006, 05:48:23 PM

I saw a bit of this today too guys. People seem to be bidding a lot!

Geekyfanboy · October 05, 2006, 05:50:22 PM

Star Trek memorabilia sale a big hit in New York

Thu Oct 05, 7:49 PM ET

Bidders, at least one them costumed, paid top dollar for Star Trek items on Thursday at the start of Christie's auction of memorabilia from the seminal television and movie franchise.

A model of the Starship Enterprise E was bought by an online bidder for $132,000 including commission, more than 10 times its $8,000 to $12,000 pre-sale estimate.

Another item, a 30-square-inch (193-square-centimetre) Borg cube model used in "Star Trek: First Contact," sold for $96,000 to a telephone bidder. Its estimated value was between $1,000 and $1,500.

"The energy was definitely beyond what I expected," said Cathy Elkies, Christie's director of special collections.

With 1,000 lots of CBS Paramount Television material on offer over three days, Christie's -- better known for Picassos and Monets than Starfleet banners and costumes -- had anticipated a total of up to $2 million.

Prices from the first session suggested the final tally could go much higher.

Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard's chair sold for more than $62,000, while a 42-inch (107-cm) bazooka-style prop rifle used by Michael Dorn as Worf in "Star Trek: Insurrection" fetched $19,200 after being estimated at between $600 and $800.

The auction, which marks the 40th anniversary of the "Star Trek" phenomenon, ends on Saturday when some of the most coveted items, including costumes worn by William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock from the original 1966 television series, go on the block.

A bidder who came dressed as Picard bought actor Ron Perlman's vinyl jumpsuit from "Star Trek: Nemesis" for $6,000.

"It's with Picard then," the auctioneer said during bidding, adding, "A sentence I never thought I'd say."

Fanboy · October 06, 2006, 03:12:12 PM

Dude some of this stuff is going for HUGE $$$!