Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Mike's Art Sells At Bonham's - Did You Win Anything?



I think the buyers at Bonham's Entertainment Memorabilia auction today got some real bargains! Several of Mike's pieces didn't sell, but the ones that did went for very reasonable prices:

Sale 17973 Lot 143
Thunderbirds: Carrier Aircraft (Wombat) from the episode 'Duchess Assignment',
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

Sale 17973 Lot 144
Thunderbirds Are Go!: Zero-X Control Tower,
Estimate: £600 - 800

Sale 17973 Lot 145
Thunderbirds Are Go!: The Hood's Helicopter,
Estimate: £800 - 1,200

Sale 17973 Lot 146
Captain Scarlet: The London Car-Vu from the pilot episode,
Estimate: £800 - 1,000

Sale 17973 Lot 147
Captain Scarlet: Maximum Security Building from the pilot episode,
Estimate: £700 - 900

Sale 17973 Lot 148
Captain Scarlet: Spectrum Patrol Car,
Estimate: £800 - 1,200

Sale 17973 Lot 149
Captain Scarlet: Spectrum Passenger Jet,
Estimate: £800 - 1,200

Sale 17973 Lot 150
Captain Scarlet: Spectrum Helicopter,

Sold for £720 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 151
Captain Scarlet: Spectrum Hovercraft,
Estimate: £800 - 1,200

Sale 17973 Lot 152
Joe 90: Professor Ian 'Mac' McClaine and Joe's Cottage,

Sold for £450 inclusive of Buyer's Premium


Sale 17973 Lot 153
Joe 90: MIG 242,
Estimate: £800 - 1,200

Sale 17973 Lot 154
Joe 90: A14 Rocket Launcher,

Sold for £480 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 155
Joe 90: Explosives Truck from the 'Colonel McClaine' episode,

Sold for £540 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 156
Joe 90: Canadian Monorail Train, from the episode 'Breakout',

Sold for £540 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 157
Joe 90: One-man Minisub,
Estimate: £500 - 700

Sale 17973 Lot 158
Joe 90: Western Locomotive from the 'Lone-Handed 90' episode,

Sold for £270 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 159
UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Mobile,

Sold for £720 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 160
UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Moon-Hopper/Moonmobile,

Sold for £660 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 161
UFO: Space Intruder Detector,

Sold for £450 inclusive of Buyer's Premium


Sale 17973 Lot 162
UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Passenger Jet/Seagull X-ray,

Sold for £504 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 163
UFO: Moon Base,

Sold for £450 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 164
UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Tilt-Fan Aircraft,

Sold for £450 inclusive of Buyer's Premium

Sale 17973 Lot 165
Doppelgänger (Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun): Vehicle Assembly Building,
Estimate: £600 - 800

I may be mistaken, but it looks like everything that did sell sold for less than the estimates. I chalk this up to Bonham's generally poor marketing of the sale. The only thing that got mentioned in any press was Christopher Eccleston's TARDIS from Doctor Who, which sold for a bit over $16,000.00 (which also seems low to me).

Wish I'd been at the auction and had a bit more disposable cash; several items would have come home with me!


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1 comment:

Chris Walley said...

Gutted, I checked out the Bonham's estimates a few weeks back and came to conclusion I'd not be able to afford anything.

Now I wish I'd registered and tracked the auction online (although that looked pretty complex tbh).