Author Topic: Berwick Discovery: The Biggest find of early movie posters in recent history  (Read 285864 times)

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To get back on track, has there been any word or indication that anything from the Berwick Discovery has yet to be auctioned by HA?





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To get back on track, has there been any word or indication that anything from the Berwick Discovery has yet to be auctioned by HA?





I would imagine there is nothing more than small items or duplicates remaining, if any

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Thanks, Rich.

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Too many dicks ..

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What a splendid tale. More than a few years ago I stumbled across some early Sherlock Holmes posters at an out of the way general auction sale. Absolutely no local interest - I couldn't believe my luck! But then, out of the corner of my eye, I recognised a prints and poster dealer. Surely not? This was nowhere near his local turf! My heart and chances sank immediately. It wasn't his neck of the woods but apparently he'd been visiting friends nearby and as he happened to notice the auction saleroom from the roadside, he decided to pull over for a quick look. I still wake up in a cold sweat from the terrible memory of it all...
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What a splendid tale. More than a few years ago I stumbled across some early Sherlock Holmes posters at an out of the way general auction sale. Absolutely no local interest - I couldn't believe my luck! But then, out of the corner of my eye, I recognised a prints and poster dealer. Surely not? This was nowhere near his local turf! My heart and chances sank immediately. It wasn't his neck of the woods but apparently he'd been visiting friends nearby and as he happened to notice the auction saleroom from the roadside, he decided to pull over for a quick look. I still wake up in a cold sweat from the terrible memory of it all...

you should have send someone to distract him, put some laxatives in his drink, and wait for the magic...
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If I could have picked between him running to the loo and me running out of luck, I eagerly would have chosen the former!
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you should have send someone to distract him, put some laxatives in his drink, and wait for the magic...


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What a splendid tale. More than a few years ago I stumbled across some early Sherlock Holmes posters at an out of the way general auction sale. Absolutely no local interest - I couldn't believe my luck! But then, out of the corner of my eye, I recognised a prints and poster dealer. Surely not? This was nowhere near his local turf! My heart and chances sank immediately. It wasn't his neck of the woods but apparently he'd been visiting friends nearby and as he happened to notice the auction saleroom from the roadside, he decided to pull over for a quick look. I still wake up in a cold sweat from the terrible memory of it all...

I think this tale is worth a double  monocle.gif monocle.gif

Your pain is felt there, monocle.

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All sympathy much appreciated. You know, I think this topic might be worth it's own subject heading!
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I read this thread all the way through the other night. What a wonderful find.
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 Cimarron is the star so far, almost double its top estimate before live bidding begins.

Cimarron is coming up for auction again.. i assume same HA poster...I wonder if it will do better than in 2012.... faint2.gif

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Cimarron is coming up for auction again.. i assume same HA poster...I wonder if it will do better than in 2012.... faint2.gif

I think the Berwick copy is or was listed on eBay recently too...
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I think the Berwick copy is or was listed on eBay recently too...

When abouts was this, Chris? A month (or more) ago?



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When abouts was this, Chris? A month (or more) ago?



It's back again - but I am just guessing it is the Berwick due to the fact it was missing some of the borders pre-restoration:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1931-CIMARRON-ORIGINAL-US-ONE-SHEET-MOVIE-POSTER-BUY-IT-NOW-OR-BEST-OFFER-/331560090491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d32857b7b
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Actually looks like I am wrong.  This poster has the same restoration description but HA does not mention it as also being from Berwick group:

http://movieposters.ha.com/itm/western/cimarron-rko-1931-one-sheet-27-x-415-/a/7094-83197.s
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I've only just started going thru the HA Sig items for this coming weekend.

Are there any Berwick items in this go-around?


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You just had to rip the bandaid off again Jeff, didn't you? 😎

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I know this must hurt Matt but it's an incredible story.

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Wow, great stories in this thread  thumbsup.gif
The Provost Royal Theater was particularly interesting as I was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary when I was 18 where I lived until I came to Japan.
So after digging a bit, I found out that Sol Candel closed his store in Calgary in March 2015

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/curtain-set-to-fall-on-calgarys-iconic-movie-poster-shop
 
And he tells the whole tale of the Royal Theater in an interview with Andrew Rawls (who has been mentioned in this forum before) in March 2016

http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1013?articleID=176164

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And he tells the whole tale of the Royal Theater in an interview with Andrew Rawls (who has been mentioned in this forum before) in March 2016

http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1013?articleID=176164

Thanks for the link to this interview - had not come across it before
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Wow, great stories in this thread  thumbsup.gif
The Provost Royal Theater was particularly interesting as I was born in Edmonton and moved to Calgary when I was 18 where I lived until I came to Japan.
So after digging a bit, I found out that Sol Candel closed his store in Calgary in March 2015

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/curtain-set-to-fall-on-calgarys-iconic-movie-poster-shop
 
And he tells the whole tale of the Royal Theater in an interview with Andrew Rawls (who has been mentioned in this forum before) in March 2016

http://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1013?articleID=176164

Interesting pieces to read there, Devin. Sad to see that that movie poster shop is closing.  :'(

 Thanks for sharing them.  cheers

« Last Edit: March 23, 2017, 12:45:52 PM by erik1925 »


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