Auction #63 Ends Tomorrow: Hollywood Props & Costumes Head Into the Final Hours
From Breaking Bad and Ghostbusters to Cobra Kai, Bullet Train and Venom, Auction #63 brings together an eclectic collection of film and television history as bidding enters its final day.
The countdown is on.
Icons of Pop Culture's Hollywood Memorabilia Auction #63 ends tomorrow, September 19, bringing an eclectic collection of original film and television props, costumes and production-acquired memorabilia to the auction block.
With the final day approaching, bidding is already heating up across the catalog. From Breaking Bad and Ghostbusters: Afterlife to Cobra Kai, Venom, Bullet Train and Gran Turismo, Auction #63 represents productions spanning decades of film and television history.
Here are some of the pieces attracting attention as the auction heads into its final hours.
Breaking Bad's Gonzo Severed Arm
One of the most unusual pieces in Auction #63 comes from Breaking Bad.
The catalog includes Gonzo's severed arm, a special-effects prop created for the production. Pieces like this offer collectors something very different from traditional wardrobe: a glimpse at the practical effects and physical craftsmanship used to create memorable moments for the camera.
It is also exactly the kind of strange, instantly conversation-starting piece that makes collecting production memorabilia so much fun.
Sigourney Weaver's Ghostbusters: Afterlife Wardrobe
One of Hollywood's most recognizable supernatural franchises is also represented in Auction #63.
The auction includes a blouse acquired by the production of Ghostbusters: Afterlife for Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett, along with a wristwatch associated with the character.
Additional Ghostbusters: Afterlife pieces include wardrobe and accessories associated with Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz and Billy Bryk as Zahk.
For collectors of the Ghostbusters franchise, these pieces represent physical connections to the return of characters whose history stretches back to the original films.
Cobra Kai Is Well Represented
Cobra Kai collectors will find one of the largest selections in Auction #63.
Among the highlights is a Cobra Kai gi associated with Peyton List as Tory Nichols, along with wardrobe connected to several other characters from the hit series.
The selection spans multiple characters and styles, giving collectors an opportunity to explore the costume design behind a series that introduced a new generation to the world of The Karate Kid.
Martial arts uniforms are particularly interesting pieces of television wardrobe because their colors, patches, belts and designs can immediately identify a character's dojo and place within the story.
Joey King's Bullet Train Wardrobe
Bullet Train is represented by several pieces of production-acquired wardrobe, including clothing associated with Joey King as The Prince.
The film's distinctive costume design helped visually separate its colorful group of assassins, making character wardrobe an important part of the movie's identity.
Additional pieces associated with Bullet Train characters can also be found throughout Auction #63.
Tom Hardy's Distressed Venom Wardrobe
Marvel fans can find production-acquired wardrobe associated with Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock from Venom.
The distressed clothing is an especially interesting example of how costume departments manipulate otherwise ordinary garments for a production. Wear, damage, dirt and distressing can all be intentionally applied to help wardrobe match a particular scene or moment in a character's story.
For collectors, those production alterations can become part of what makes a piece unique.
A Deal or No Deal Briefcase
Not every memorable production asset comes from a movie.
Auction #63 also includes a briefcase acquired from the production of Deal or No Deal.
The numbered cases became one of the defining visual elements of the game show, proving that recognizable television props can sometimes be surprisingly simple objects.
It is a piece that immediately brings back the look and feel of one of the most recognizable game shows of the 2000s.
Gran Turismo Racing Costume
Another visually striking piece comes from Gran Turismo.
The auction includes a Nissan NISMO racing driver costume associated with Archie Madekwe as Jann Mardenborough.
Complete or near-complete character costumes can offer collectors a particularly strong representation of a film because the entire silhouette of a character can be recreated rather than represented by a single garment.
More Film & Television History
The catalog goes well beyond the headline pieces.
Collectors can discover production-acquired memorabilia associated with Robin Williams, Josh Brolin, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Emma Stone and other performers, with productions including Hook, Men in Black III, Napoleon, Uncharted, Zombieland: Double Tap, The Goldbergs, Better Call Saul and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest represented in the auction.
That variety is part of what makes an Icons of Pop Culture auction interesting to explore. A collector searching for a major character costume may find themselves bidding against someone who simply wants an unusual prop from a favorite television series.
The Final Day
Tomorrow is the final opportunity for collectors to participate in Hollywood Memorabilia Auction #63.
As with any live auction, the current bidding only tells part of the story. Watched lots can quickly turn into bidding battles, while pieces that have remained relatively quiet can suddenly find their audience when the auction goes live.
Whether you're looking for character wardrobe, practical-effects pieces, television props or simply an unusual piece of entertainment history, Auction #63 offers another opportunity to preserve a physical piece of the productions we watch on screen.
On September 19, the gavel falls.
