Different themes appeared on the Spring/Summer 2016 menswear runways in Milan and Paris so far, but, apart from Dries Van Noten's suits with prints of Marilyn Monroe, films and glamorous stars didn't seem to be a strong inspiration.
So, if you feel cinema has been missing from your life in the last few weeks, there is an appointment that will allow you to catch up with your passion for films in a graphically stylish way.
Over 1,400 items from the historic collection of Morris Everett Jr will indeed be auctioned today and tomorrow during an event organised in conjunction with Profiles in History, the world's largest auctioneer of original Hollywood memorabilia.
A deliberate and methodical collector of historical vintage movie posters, lobby cards, photos and other original publicity materials, Everett went to enormous lengths to hunt down some of the exceptional movie memorabilia and promotional pieces included in this auction.
Among them there are some very rare and one-of-a-kind items and every genre and area of interest in the world of movie posters and lobby cards is covered: silent films open the auction (Lot 1 consists in a Cabiria poster from 1914, one of the only known original release American pieces for this milestone film) that continues with stars and divas including Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Laurel & Hardy.
There is a wide and superb selection of memorabilia from the Golden Age of Horror and Sci-Fi (Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff reign supreme in this series), plus Comedy, Crime, Noir and Animation, just to mention a few genres.
There are also entire parts of the auction dedicated to (among the others...) Buster Keaton, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. Legendary directors, handsome actors, femmes fatales, cowboys, aliens and monsters, and banned films - you mention them and you will find them in this unique collection that offers plenty of items to browse through and even more to buy.
One of the main highlights remains the 1927 Metropolis lobby card (Lot 24). Estimated to reach between $20,000 and $30,000, the card is beautifully designed and features fantastic Paramount shades. The item is also believed to be the only existing example of this card. Another rarity will be the 1931 Frankenstein lobby card (Lot 416; Estimated Price: $10,000 - $15,000) featuring Boris Karloff.
Architecture fans will rejoice instead at seeing the lobby cards for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with its expressionist sets, and the aerial views of New York in the King Kong Empire State Building lobby card.
Fashionistas will find it hard to resist the lobby cards for Fashions of 1934, starring Bette Davis, or for a colourful classic such as The Wizard of Oz. But if you're after a healthy dose of kitsch, opt for the selection of cards from the 1966 Batman TV series, that includes the main heroes and the villains as well.
Some of the posters, lobby cards and programmes are extremely interesting for the actors and actresses involved, but most of them feature intriguing designs, colours, costumes, composition or typography (the 1935 lobby card for Girl from 10th Avenue with Bette Davis will have many fashion illustrators swooning...). Bids open today and it is also possible to bid online from the Invaluable website. Invaluable hosts a variety of film and collectible auctions, so keep your eyes on their collectibles page for future memorabilia. Happy Cinematic BidDays!
Morris Everett, Jr. The Auction Part I, June 29th and 30th 2015, starting at 11:00 AM PST.
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