Hake's Americana Auction Monsters

[Mike Scott]

. . this poster promoting both the premiere of Land of the Giants on TV as well as the Aurora model.

By Aurora artist Harry Schaare.

[LFSPaul]

Love the Lindberg painting, that's a great piece.

[Hakes Americana]

By Aurora artist Harry Schaare.

Thanks for the info on the artist Mike! I've added that to our description!

[LFSPaul]

I was looking through some of the auctions that have closed, what happens to items with no bids?

Can you buy them direct?

[Mord]

Good question. I was wondering that myself.

[Hakes Americana]

Some items will be made available for direct purchase (at opening bid plus 15% Buyer's Premium) while some consignors ask for their items back if they do not sell. It's a case-by-case basis, but we should have that information available after the auction closes tomorrow. We'll have that information posted on our site sometime late Thursday afternoon of Friday morning. We'll be sure to let you guys and ghouls know when it's up.

[Mike Scott]

Thanks for the info on the artist Mike! I've added that to our description!

You can see his sig at the bottom left in the art.

Wow! Did that price ever blow past the estimate!

[Hakes Americana]

Wow! Did that price ever blow past the estimate!

And we've still got a few hours to go!

[Hakes Americana]

The original box art for the Lindberg Lindy Loonys Scuttle Bucket has taken off with our bidders! Current bids stand at $1,256! And there's still hours to go before the auction ends!



Here's the direct link for more information!

http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?AuctionItemID=89715

[Hakes Americana]

Items in the current Hake's Americana & Collectibles auction will begin closing in one hour, 12 Noon, Eastern Time.

[Hakes Americana]

And the auction has ended. Stay tuned for some results and spotlight items still available for purchase!

[Mike Scott]

And the auction has ended. Stay tuned for some results and spotlight items still available for purchase!

The snake was almost $1200!

[Hakes Americana]

Well the latest Hake's Americana & Collectibles auction has come to a close. We would like to thank our bidders, consignors and anyone who took a moment to look through the auction. It's this interest that helped spur the auction to a grand total of $1,126,203! We had several items take off with bidders and some of those included monster and/or horror-related collectibles.

Some of the highlights include -

The Aurora Master Monster Maker model contest kit sold for $3,248.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=129987



The Land Of The Giants Aurora snake model kit promotional/premiere poster sold for $1,192, well over our initial $200-$400 estimate.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=129421



The Land Of The Giants Aurora snake store display model kit sold for $873, again over our initial $200-$400 estimate.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=129422



A boxed Aurora Frankenstein model from 1964 also performed well, selling for $393 (on the upper scale of our $200-$400 estimate).
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=129428



A signed self portrait sketch by horror legend Vincent Price drew some attention, selling for $322
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=129297



An original half-sheet movie poster for the 1958 release of The Blob sold for $404.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=130337



A window card for the original 1953 release of the comedy horror film Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (which was directed by frequent Abbott & Costello director Charles Lamont and starred the comedy team of Abbott & Costello, co-starring Boris Karloff as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde) realized $284.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=131095



The original model kit box art we offered also did well, with the original art for Lindberg's Mad Maestro box selling for $729...
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=131142



The original art for Lindberg's Lindy Loonys Scuttle Bucket box sold for $1,590...
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=131140



And the original art for Pyro Ghost Rider box sold for $537.
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=211&ItemNo=131143



Work has already begun on Hake's follow-up auction, scheduled for July 2014.

[Mike Scott]

The AURORA name is magic! 

[Monster Bob]

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