(Beverly Hills, CA) On Wednesday, December 12, 2001 Profiles in History will auction over 300 original one-of-a-kind items from the personal collections of the cast and crew of the legendary television series: Star Trek™. Costumes, sketches, scripts, props, personal letters, private memos, insider gifts and more from the collections of the shows original directors, producers, actors and writers – all being offered – most for the first time ever!
The auction will feature The Walter Matthew Jefferies Collection, an astonishing array of original Star Trek™ set and prop concept design sketches from this unsurpassed Art Director - and his entire set of 79 shooting scripts - each with original notes, doodles and ideas scribbled in the margins. Walter (“Matt”) Jefferies is donating 100% of all his proceeds to the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
The most coveted item in this collection however is “the lost set” – a 1/4 inch scale model of the entire Star Trek™ stage (stored for over thirty years and recently unearthed) made by Matt during the first year of Star Trek™ to help directors plan their camera moves and direction!
All of these items will hit the auction block at 2pm PST on December 12, 2001. View the auction catalog and leave absentee bids on www.ebayliveauctions.com and www.icollector.com.
Other Auction highlights include:
• Star Trek™ prop designer Wah Chang’s tricorders and phasers.
• An original illuminated screen-used scale model of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
• Original screen-used model of the Tholian ship from the episode “The Tholian Web”.
• Captain Kirk’s and Mr. Spock’s original beds from the Enterprise officer’s quarters.
• Captain Kirk’s original duty uniform tunic.
And much much more!
PLUS - over 1000 pieces of Star Trek™ memorabilia will be offered on-line during the month of November on eBay. For millions of Star Trek™ fans, this is the prelude to a phenomenal crescendo: the live auction event at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum.
All live auction items are available for feature publicity. Joseph Maddalena, President of Profiles in History, is available for interviews.
Hollywood Auction 10 will be held on December 12, 2001 from 2:00pm-5:00pm.
Many selected items will be displayed at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum Store from November 5 – December 11, 2001. Hours are Monday – Sunday from 11:00am-6:00pm. Closed Wednesdays. The Hollywood Entertainment Museum is located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.
All Internet bidders must register at www.ebayliveauctions.com by 5pm on December 11. Profiles in History is located at 345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 202, Beverly Hills, California, 90210. To purchase a full color catalog for $30.00, please call Profiles in History at (310) 859-7701.
For more information please contact Lorna Hart at Profiles in History (310) 859-7701 or visit our website at www.profilesinhistory.com.
