Fancy Owning Your Own Piece Of Movie Memoribilia?

[Alex]

I suspect this will go outside my price range, but for anyone who is interested...

Rick Baker auction to see $750,000 worth of props go on sale

A chance to own a piece of movie magic is on the horizon, with $750,000 worth of prop masks, puppets and costumes from legendary makeup effects artist Rick Baker set to go under auction tomorrow.

Collectors  and  fans  will be able to  bid  at  no  reserve  on  417  lots  from  50  productions  spanning  Baker's varied career, with items available from Men In Black, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Harry And The Hendersons, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and many more.

Brandon  Alinger,  Prop  Store  COO,  said:  "Rick  Baker's  career  needs  no  introduction  and  it's  been  an  honour  to  work  with  him  to  prepare  this  exclusive  sale.  This  is  an  exciting  opportunity  for  collectors  and  fans  to  take  home  some  of  the  brilliant  creations  from  their  favourite  films." 

The  auction  will  take  place  from  11am  Pacific  Standard  Time  on  29  May  2015  at  the  Hilton  -­ Universal  City,  Los  Angeles,  USA.  Bid  can  be  made  in  person,  via  telephone  or  online  via  the  Prop Store website. The  fully  interactive  catalogue  is  available  for  download  at  www.propstore.com/rickbaker/.