Vegas Auction Looks To Draw Big Dollars

by amyjudd | March 14, 2008 at 10:20 pm

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Collectors from all over the world will be flocking to Las Vegas this weekend for the Guernsey's Pugliese Pop Culture Collection Auction held at the Palms Casino Resort. For two days only some of the world's most recognizable movie and tv memorabilia will be up for grabs to the highest bidder.
Some of the items include, pictures from the original Batman tv series, Frank Sinatra's car, Sharon Stone's gold dress, the witche's hat from The Wizard of Oz, newspapers from the day Kennedy was assasinated, Houdini memorabilia and Elvis' first signature.
The entire collection contains approximately 850 items of 20th Century pop culture, and was gathered by Anthony Pugliese and he is selling his collection now to raise funds for Destiny, the nation's largest eco-sustainable community currently being created in Florida. A portion of the proceeds will also go to the Audubon Society.
For anyone who is interested in the pop culture of our previous century, this would be a collection not to be missed.
But you can watch the auction live on eBay too. Click here.

Presumably, deep-pocketed collectors from all corners of the world will be in Sin City this weekend for The Pugliese Pop Culture Collection, an auction whose roster includes Madonna's wedding gown from her "Like A Virgin" video, Beatles' suits from "Please Please Me," the gun used by Jack Ruby to kill Lee Harvey Oswald and a host of other signature items.

Anthony Pugliese has arguably the finest private collection of 20th-century pop culture items.

Here is shortened list of what is in the collection:

* Margaret Hamilton’s witches hat from The Wizard of Oz

* Christopher Reeve’s complete Superman suit used in the filming of both Superman I & II

* The Maltese Falcon statuette

* Marlon Brando’s overcoat and hat from The Godfather I, plus many other great Godfather items

* Concept Drawing of “Bruce”, Steven Speilberg’s original name for the shark in Jaws

* Alfred Hitchcock lifecast (plus the lifecasts of other legends from the film world)

* Kevin Costner’s Union Uniform from Dances With Wolves

* Many Great Marilyn Monroe items

* Madonna’s glamorous dress and related articles from Evita

* Charlton Heston’s tunic and kaftan from The Ten Commandments

* Frank Sinatra’s officer’s jacket from The Manchurian Candidate

* Fabulous Jayne Mansfield items

* Harrison Ford’s Whip & many treasures from the Indiana Jones series (such as the Grail cup!)

* Elvis Presley… many wonderful items from his movies

* Jack Nicholson’s memorable jacket from The Shining

* Orson Welles’ tailcoat from Citizen Kane

* Wild Jim Carey outfits from his most extraordinary characters

* Michael J. Fox’s signature jacket from Back to the Future

* Brandon Lee’s leather coat worn at the time of his death on the set of The Crow

* Michael Keaton’s full Batman costume from Batman Returns

* Charlie Chaplin’s cane from Modern Times

* Several Tom Hanks’ outfits from Forrest Gump

* Elizabeth Taylor’s dress from National Velvet and costumes from Cleopatra

* A complete suite of costumes from The Flintstones

Also highlights from television:

* Lucille Ball’s top hat worn in the Harpo Marx episode

* “Red Skelton” top hat used by the comedian as “Freddy the Freeloader

* Batman: many full costumes and memorable items from the TV series

* Patrick Macnee’s bowler hat from The Avengers

* Dean Cain’s Superman suit

* Dragnet’s Hammer seen at the conclusion of each episode

* Ed Sullivan’s personal items

* Green Acres costumes

* Bewitched costumes

* “Super” Dave Osborne’s jumpsuit

* Three Stooges outfits

* Happy Days items including Ron Howard’s “letterman” sweater

* Sally Field’s Flying Nun’s Habit

* Dale Evans’ embroidered rhinestone western costume

* I Dream of Jeannie’s most noteworthy prop, the Genie Bottle

* Full Mackie-designed outfits worn by Cher on the Sonny & Cher Show

* Linda Evans’ Dynasty gowns

* Roy Rogers’ and Dan Blocker’s (Hoss) western hats