Christies Trek Auction & Catalogue

jedijeff · October 07, 2006, 08:24:51 AM

Wow, NCC - 1701 D went for 500,000 dollars, C went for 40,000, This is pretty cool

Rico · October 07, 2006, 08:34:52 AM

Yep - just saw that! Wild!! Hope they went to fans!

Geekyfanboy · October 07, 2006, 11:10:53 AM

Well if you are going to spend that kind of money.. I would hope you were a fan.

Rico · October 07, 2006, 11:29:31 AM

Yeah, I agree Kenny. I'm just wondering how much of this stuff we will see on eBay during the coming months.

Geekyfanboy · October 07, 2006, 11:34:53 AM

I don't think they can get those kind of prices that they are paying for on Ebay...

Geekyfanboy · October 07, 2006, 12:09:52 PM

AWWWW I can't stop watching these auctions.. I've watch all three days. I should get some stuff done around the apartment but I can't bring myself to turing off the computer. I think it's a sickness :wacko

Geekyfanboy · October 07, 2006, 03:02:40 PM

'Star Trek' Ship Fetches Over $500,000

Sat Oct 07, 3:45 PM ET

Star Fleet Capt. Jean-Luc Picard commanded it. Now some Trekkie owns it.

A model of the Starship Enterprise used in the pilot and title sequences of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" sold for $576,000 Saturday at an auction of costumes, sets and props from 40 years of the "Star Trek" sci-fi franchise.

The 78-inch-long miniature of the "Enterprise-D," built by Industrial Light and Magic, debuted in 1987 in the episode "Encounter at Farpoint," and then was used in many subsequent episodes, as well as the film "Star Trek Generations."

More than 1,000 items from the archives of CBS Paramount Television Studios went on the block over three days at Christie's auction house, and by early afternoon on Saturday fans of the series had forked over more than $4.9 million for set furniture, pointy Vulcan ears and other props.

Some Christie's employees taking bids by telephone wore Star Trek uniforms, and a live feed of the auction was carried on the History Channel's Web site.

Other top sellers on Saturday's action included a replica of Capt. James T. Kirk's command chair from the bridge of the Enterprise-A on the original "Star Trek" series.

The painted wood chair was only a re-creation for a 1996 episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" that mixed action from that newer series with old footage, but it still sold for $62,400.

Geekyfanboy · October 07, 2006, 09:06:51 PM

Star Trek auction boldly goes to $7 million take

Sat Oct 07,10:07 PM ET

The first auction of official "Star Trek" memorabilia hit warp speed on Saturday when a determined bidder paid $576,000 for a model of the legendary science fiction franchise's starship Enterprise, helping drive the total for the three-day sale above $7 million.

All of the 1,000 lots of props, costumes, models and miniatures and other ephemera from the five "Star Trek" television series and 10 feature films on offer at Christie's auction house found buyers.

Virtually all sold for more than their pre-sale estimates. The total taking of $7,107,040, including commission, was far more than double what had been expected.

The Enterprise top lot set a record for a piece of "Star Trek" memorabilia, and also attained one of the highest prices ever paid for any piece of Hollywood memorabilia.

The 78-inch-long (198-cm) model of the Starship Enterprise-D, used extensively in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" television series, was bought by an unidentified private American collector bidding via telephone.

The model, which also featured in "Star Trek: Generations," the first movie based on the "Next Generation" show, had been estimated at $15,000 to $25,000.

Fans dressed as the characters Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Mr. Spock, originally played by Patrick Stewart and Leonard Nimoy, respectively, packed Christie's main salesroom, more traditionally lined with Picassos and Monets, for the marathon auction.

Christie's staff members also donned "Star Trek" garb as they fielded bids via telephone.

The auction house's new on-line bidding service was an important part of the sale, seeing its strongest response since it launched during the summer.

MODELS AND MINIATURES

Models and miniatures proved to be the hottest items, with nine achieving prices of over $100,000. The top costume price was $144,000 for Dr. McCoy's space suit from the episode "The Tholian Web" from the original television series, which premiered 40 years ago.

A model of a Klingon "Bird-of-Prey" ship first seen in the film "Star Trek III: The Search For Spock" soared to $307,200, or more than 30 times its pre-sale estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. And an Enterprise-A model made for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and used in later sequels had the distinction of being the sale's final lot, fetching $284,800.

Two others among the last lots, a USS Lakota model and a Klingon Battle Cruiser model, sold for $132,000 and $102,000 respectively, far outpacing their $3,000 to $5,000 pre-sale estimates.

The stunning results "catapulted Christie's across a new frontier," said Cathy Elkies, Christie's Director of Special Collections, who served as auctioneer for much of the sale.

John Wentworth, executive vice president of communication at CBS Paramount Television, which opened its vaults for the unprecedented sale, thanked fans of the cult franchise for their "ongoing passion and dedication."

"We were thrilled to be able to bring them tangible, coveted pieces from our beloved 'Star Trek,' and ... they now own 'Trek' history and have made this auction a huge success," he added.

The sale was streamed live on The History Channel's Web site, and the channel filmed the event in its entirety for a documentary.

Rico · October 08, 2006, 06:23:11 AM

I want to see a price list for all the items. I missed quite a bit of the early stuff.

Rico · October 08, 2006, 06:27:57 AM

Just found this info. Two links, one lists the item description and the other the final price. Now we just need to compile the two into one sheet...

http://www.christies.com/auction/results/r...?saleno=NYC1778

results give only lot numbers... here's the Lot Finder

http://tinyurl.com/j4v2n

jedijeff · October 08, 2006, 09:20:29 AM

Some of those Items sure did get a big price. Part of me hopes that some of the items went to corporations, that might display them publicly (i.e Restaurants). Hopefully not all of them get locked away in peoples collections.

ryanlb · October 10, 2006, 01:15:28 PM

I just heard about this on this weeks show, and all I can say is WOW. The Enterprise D for over $500K, that's crazy! I'd love to own a replica of that. It sounds like Christie's was a little conservative in their sale estimates.

De · October 13, 2006, 02:43:16 PM

My catalog arrived today and just being able to see this stuff close up is worth the $68 and change. I have a feeling a lot of prop replicas will be inspired by these volumes.

Geekyfanboy · November 07, 2006, 11:39:09 AM

Hey Guys.. check out this link.. you can see all the stuff that was sold, what they thought it would get and the actually price it sold for. It's amazing!!!!

http://www.startrek.com/custom/include/news/christies/sales-list.html

Rico · November 07, 2006, 11:56:47 AM

That auction was a lot of fun to watch.