Profiles in History
Profiles in History
Hollywood Auction 17
December 12, 2003
Recently Paul Sammon, Stephen Dane, Bryan Ebenhoch and I met at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles to attend the much anticipated “Profiles in History” auction. This auction had many props from Blade Runner, the most important one being the aluminum framed Flying Spinner.
Most of the auctioned film props sold successfully and for sizeable amounts of money.
If you didn’t see the final bid amounts for the Blade Runner props they were;
- Collection of three film posters $200.
- Archive of scripts and an Art Department Production Bible $2250.
- Pair of Production Blueprints of the Spinner $650.
- Collection of Record Blueline prints $4200.
- no lot
- Mentor Hueber illustration $2750.
- Mentor Hueber illustration $1400.
- Mentor Hueber illustration $1200.
- Mentor Hueber Illustration $1400.
- Original Elevation Drawing of the New York City Street $0. no sale
- Rooftop miniatures $350.
- Retro-building miniature $750.
- Hotel Yukon Building miniature $1000.
- Hotel Yukon Building miniature $1300.
- Millennium Falcon miniature building $17,000.
- Bryant’s office Desk $8,000.
- File cabinet from Bryant’s office $950.
- Police car license plate $2500.
- Bronze spinner logo $950.
- Full-sized Spinner Vehicle $55,000.
- Original Stunt pistol with holster $12,000.
- Sebastian’s jacket $8,000.
Several days before the auction Brian Chanes arranged a private viewing of the Spinner for Bryan Ebenhoch and I at the Profiles warehouse, Sarah Zylstra was our patient guide for the day. It was exciting to see the large props stored there. Among the props we saw were the Spinner of course, the Bryant desk, several model buildings, furniture from the Planet of the Apes, the large miniature Seaview submarine from the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the fantastic Black Beauty car from The Green Hornet television show.
Since the Spinner was heavily damaged years ago and rebuilt for the Show Car Circuit ( see Bryan Ebenhoch’s Bladezone Spinner article) it will take a much needed Gene Winfield restoration to return the spinner to it’s former glory. The huge Yukon Hotel miniatures had amazing detail. Most of the windows in the models had pull type blinds or Venetian blinds. A few had tiny “For Rent” signs, while one window had a bit of laundry hanging from it. This attention to detail is surprising but what we now all expect from Blade Runner.
Looking at the open backside of the Hotel miniatures I noticed a piece of cardboard in the dust, it was a sign stating simply “Roy’s Toy’s” that is truly bizarre on so many levels. I replaced the sign where I found it.
Bryan Ebenhoch and I could not help but inspect every inch of the Spinner. Bryan is seen raising the “air brake” flap to see what the frame and chassis currently looks like. The early repair and its condition today would certainly make another interesting article.
I would like to thank Profiles in History for their kindness and generosity.
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| Building 1 Exterior |
Building 1 Exterior Close-Up |
Building 2 Exterior |
Building 2 Exterior Close-Up |
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| Gary with a Curious Sign | Spinner Exterior: Passenger's Side |
Spinner Exterior: Front |
Spinner Exterior: Driver's Side |
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| Spinner Interior: Passenger's Side |
Spinner Interior: Driver's Side |
Bryan Takes a Closer Look | Gary Waiting for a Test-Drive |
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