Propstore – one of the world’s leading Entertainment Memorabilia Auctioneers, has announced the results from the first day (Thursday 3rd November) of one of the world’s largest live auctions of film, television and music memorabilia, with items on offer fetching over £9 million ($10.5 million).
Over 1,500 lots will be sold during Propstore’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November 2022 from 3:00 pm GMT each day. On the 4th of November (Friday), the second day of the auction was entirely dedicated to music – a first for Propstore. The live auction is being held at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London as well as online or via telephone for global bidding.
SUPERMAN FRANCHISE (1978-1987) Superman’s (Christopher Reeve) Complete Costume
The full Superman costume worn by Christopher Reeve during the filming of "Superman: The Movie" has sold for over £312,500 ($359,375) in the ongoing Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction on PropstoreAuction.com. Read the Expert's Notes here.
The Superman costume is one of the headlining items that were sold on the first day of the film, television and music Memorabilia Live Auction organized by Propstore. It is one of the most expensive items sold, along with The Hollowed-Out Rockhammer Bible from Shawshank Redemption, Darth Vader's Gloves from Star Wars, James Bond's Hero Walter PPK, Gandalf's Sword Glamdring from The Lord of the Rings, Michael Myers' Mask from Halloween 1998 and many more which we'll be writing about in our upcoming articles.
Along with the Superman costume, a Supergirl (1984) costume also sold for over $45,000.
Stephen Lane, Propstore CEO commented on the auction:
'Wow, what an incredible first day! Propstore is absolutely thrilled with today’s result, with some of our top lots selling for way above their estimates, including Andy Dufresne's (Tim Robbins) Screen-matched Rockhammer Bible from The Shawshank Redemption selling for £387,000 (inc. Buyer’s Premium) and Gandalf's (Ian McKellen) Sword Glamdring from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) selling for £262,500 (inc. Buyer’s Premium)! We can’t wait to see what the next three days of the auction have in store, with Propstore’s first ever dedicated music memorabilia sale taking place today, live from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London.'
