1970 MGM & 20th CENTURY FOX AUCTION CATALOGS + PHOTOS Start Price USD 177.55 Current Price USD 177.55 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 16, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Location Southern California See more about '1970 MGM & 20th CENTURY FOX AUCTION CATALOGS + PHOTOS' Description jondb500 Store 1970 MGM & 1971 20th CENTURY FOX AUCTION CATALOGS +3 PHOTOS Condition: All 5 catalogs are VG+ This lot includes a photo of the red Judy Garland's slippers displayed at the auction. The Gold catalog (contains many photos) alone is sold through famous auction house catalogs as a collectible. "Starting Sunday May 3, 1970, The David Weisz Co. Presents a Public Auction of the Countless Treasures Acquired from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" In the past 35 years, the Entertainment Memorabilia auction market has gradually emerged to become an important and unequivocal collecting category. The seminal MGM Studios auction in 1970 was a watershed moment for film scholars and the auction business, which essentiality created a new market for an area of collecting that previously only existed among a few film enthusiasts. The studio's objective was to simply consolidate space on an already overcrowded lot by creating a three day film memorabilia auction to clear seven soundstages. A vast assortment of costumes, film props and related property from the studios beginnings dating from the 1920s were cataloged, tagged and placed on the auction block. In and among the multitude of items that were placed under the gavel were 350,000 plus costumes, furniture and decorative-art related items, automobiles, busses, trains, tanks, boats, ships, airplanes and space capsules that were previously incorporated into studio productions. Highlights recall the full size sailing ship from "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), Elizabeth Taylor's wedding gown worn in "Father of the Bride" (1950), Clark Gable's trench coat worn in several films, a group of swimsuits worn by Esther Williams and Johnny Weissmuller's loin cloth worn in "Tarzan" films of the 1940s. However, the most coveted pieces sold were from "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) which included a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland that hammered on the auction block for $15,000. With the auction's blockbuster success, film enthusiasts and collectors soon recognized film memorabilia as a fertile and profitable area of collecting. These catalogues were issued to accompany an auction of items from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, comprising a virtual retrospective of Hollywoods Golden Age.  Includes costumes, props, furniture, fixtures, decorative items, and more. Some of the material is credited as having appeared in such memorable classics as "The Wizard of Oz," "Casablanca," "Ben Hur," etc.  An impressive collection of cinematic memorabilia. Pay with your debit or credit card using PayPal. Place a Bid!