Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[erik1925]

Such a great looking poster for The Body Snatcher (1945), with Karloff and Lugosi.

Open at $3299.00 / BIN $4299.00  



http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574860769&toolid=10001&campid=5337459134&customid=&icep_item=231181771135&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

[crowzilla]

I assume the shocked face is because you are amazed that they could ask so much for a poster that has had that much restoration?

[MoviePosterBid.com]

there is a window card for $160 on eBay.. much better deal

[erik1925]

Or opt for the cool looking 1952RR 40x60, for only $1750.00

(Described as "Very Good Plus with Restoration.")

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574860769&toolid=10001&campid=5337459134&customid=&icep_item=261408835976&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

OR

the 1952RR Insert, for a mere $480.00 BIN (on sale and marked down from 6 bills).  

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574860769&toolid=10001&campid=5337459134&customid=&icep_item=310247676671&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

[crowzilla]

The WC is definitely the best deal, but if I was going to way overpay for any of the three Jeff posted I guess it would be for the 40x60.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

The WC is definitely the best deal, but if I was going to way overpay for any of the three Jeff posted I guess it would be for the 40x60.

yeah that is cool

[CSM]

I assume the shocked face is because you are amazed that they could ask so much for a poster that has had that much restoration?

There is definitely some terrible restoration going on in the borders...

[erik1925]

More Bela... this is also one sweet looking OS, for The Return of the Vampire (Columbia, 1943):   

BIN: $2650.00

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574860769&toolid=10001&campid=5337459134&customid=&icep_item=261427258152&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

[crowzilla]

There is definitely some terrible restoration going on in the borders...

Not just the borders, I consider that work inside the image to all be sub-standard also.

[erik1925]

Yes, this cross fold repair does look a bit mismatched, color-wise. The description mentions that this restoration was done 18 years ago. ("It (the restoration) was done about 18 years ago and it has been in a storage tube for most of the time since...")

Can areas of retouching or the medium used to do the fold retouches, slightly change in color over time? I'm sure it would very much depend on what was used, the brand (quality) etc.

[CSM]

Nasty!

[erik1925]

I assume the shocked face is because you are amazed that they could ask so much for a poster that has had that much restoration?

The seller does mention that the poster was re-touched along many of the cross fold areas and fold lines, as it seemed to be in a rather delicate state, prior to it being backed:

"There was a bit general wear present before doing a restoration which was as much of a stabilization. The top and bottom cross folds were very fragile and rather than having the piece separate I chose to place it on linen. There is a bit of a touch-up along the fold lines as well as the center cross-folds areas and is shown in my Gallery Pics."

[erik1925]

Wow! 

Jumbo WC for Cleopatra (1934)

BIN: $1699.00

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574860769&toolid=10001&campid=5337459134&customid=&icep_item=271426961574&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

[MoviePosterBid.com]

if you like Claudette, you probably will like this 1930s era theatre painting I've had for almost 30 years

[erik1925]

Beautiful, Rich.

Is it signed? Or do you know who the artist was? Is this an oil? Or a photo, that was retouched and overlaid with soft washes of color (as was often done back in those days, and earlier in the 20th C).

[MoviePosterBid.com]

Ernest Schuessler did about 40-50 of such pieces for a theatre in the Chicago-Milwaukee area
they lined a long hallway to the theatre area
in the 1970s a flea market dealer bought them when the theatre was renovating & sold them.
Collectors saw the guy and bought lots.

I got 3 (Gable, Harlow) from a friend who had them in his comics & posters Saloon that was next to his comic shop (get drunk, buy comics)

about 22x28 or so, each is painted in oils over an oversized photograph mounted to a canvas
the damn photos would probably be worth 3-10k each today

[Matt]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hansel-and-Gretel-daybill-Poster-Era-50s-/261428851275?pt=AU_Movie_Memorabilia&hash=item3cde5fb24b&_uhb=1

Quote from the seller.

I cannot find anywhere on the net, an identical poster. Absolute one of. Feel free to prove me wrong.

Ummmm....maybe 10 km away.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hansel-And-Gretel-1954-AUS-DB-RKO-/160843589185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2573066641&_uhb=1

[Silhouette]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hansel-and-Gretel-daybill-Poster-Era-50s-/261428851275?pt=AU_Movie_Memorabilia&hash=item3cde5fb24b&_uhb=1

Quote from the seller.


Ummmm....maybe 10 km away.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hansel-And-Gretel-1954-AUS-DB-RKO-/160843589185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2573066641&_uhb=1

hahaha

[brude]

if you like Claudette, you probably will like this 1930s era theatre painting I've had for almost 30 years

That's a beauty.
Is it on the wall?

[MoviePosterBid.com]

not currently. Not a whole lot is right now at all, and no art at all is, just posters and only 3sheets & the size poster Thierry hates

[guest4185]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hansel-and-Gretel-daybill-Poster-Era-50s-/261428851275?pt=AU_Movie_Memorabilia&hash=item3cde5fb24b&_uhb=1

Quote from the seller.


Ummmm....maybe 10 km away.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hansel-And-Gretel-1954-AUS-DB-RKO-/160843589185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2573066641&_uhb=1

There are a couple around 220km further away as well. At least the price is starting to come down. It was $500 and BIN $1000

[paul waines]

if you like Claudette, you probably will like this 1930s era theatre painting I've had for almost 30 years

This is awful Rich, Send it to me straight away, I'll dispose of it for you.   

[jayn_j]

Ernest Schuessler did about 40-50 of such pieces for a theatre in the Chicago-Milwaukee area
they lined a long hallway to the theatre area
in the 1970s a flea market dealer bought them when the theatre was renovating & sold them.
Collectors saw the guy and bought lots.

I got 3 (Gable, Harlow) from a friend who had them in his comics & posters Saloon that was next to his comic shop (get drunk, buy comics)

about 22x28 or so, each is painted in oils over an oversized photograph mounted to a canvas
the damn photos would probably be worth 3-10k each today

I used to go to all the Milwaukee theaters as a kid in the '50s.  I have some vague memories of stuff like this hanging in one of the downtown theaters, perhaps the old Warner/Strand.  But a kid like me wasn't mostly interested in stars from the 30's unless they had a horse or rocket ship.

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I used to go to all the Milwaukee theaters as a kid in the '50s.  I have some vague memories of stuff like this hanging in one of the downtown theaters, perhaps the old Warner/Strand.  But a kid like me wasn't mostly interested in stars from the 30's unless they had a horse or rocket ship.

did you know Dale Manessis
he's teh guy who had the comic book & paper store next to his bar
the combined unit was called the Good Old Days

[jayn_j]

did you know Dale Manessis
he's teh guy who had the comic book & paper store next to his bar
the combined unit was called the Good Old Days

Doesn't ring a bell, but I left town in the mid-70s, and was in the military from 69-72.  Good Old Days sounds like something that would have emerged in the 80s.