Award-Winning Filmmaker Phil Tippett's Archive To Be Auctioned

AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER PHIL TIPPETT’S ARCHIVE TO BE AUCTIONED

OVER 400 ORIGINAL ARTIFACTS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK:

- TRASH COMPACTOR MONSTER FROM STAR WARS
- ROBOCOP’S COSTUME FROM ROBOCOP 2
- BRONTO MAQUETTE FROM JURASSIC PARK

The Trash Compactor Monster from Star Wars is expected to be one of the highest selling lots, with a pre-sale estimate of $50,000-70,000

Many lots will be sold without reserve

Prop Store – one of the world’s leading film and TV memorabilia companies is to hold an exclusive online auction of puppets, models, artwork and production materials from the career of animator Phil Tippett. The veteran effects artist and filmmaker worked on some of the most beloved films of all-time, including the original Star Wars trilogy, Dragonslayer, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, the Robocop films, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, and countless others.

Over 400 lots of historic memorabilia will go on sale in the exclusive online auction, which begins on Monday October 10th. Bidding for all items will be open until the auction closes on Friday October 21st. Many of the lots will be sold without reserve. Bidding is possible from anywhere in the world, and global shipping is available.

Phil Tippett’s professional career began as a stop-motion animator in the 1970s before being hired by George Lucas to produce the Millennium Falcon chess-game sequence for Star Wars. Tippett stayed on with ILM for several years, notably animating the Tauntauns for The Empire Strikes Back and developing “go-motion” technology for the memorable dragon Vermithrax in Dragonslayer. Tippett founded Tippett Studio in 1984 and went on to produce or supervise visual effects for Robocop, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, and numerous other titles.  Tippett Studio continues to provide visual effects services for many projects, with Phil directing and supervising projects in addition to working on his passion project—MAD GOD.

Some of the notable items collectors and fans can bid for include:

    Trash Compactor Monster from Star Wars: A New Hope – Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
    Hand-drawn Holochess Character Sketches by Phil Tippett from Star Wars: A New Hope – sold without reserve
    ‘Duros’ Cantina Mask from Star Wars: A New Hope – Estimate $50,000 – 70,000
    Washington Square Ghost Puppet from Ghostbusters 2 – Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
    Ford Explorer Animatics Model from Jurassic Park – Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
    Robocop Costume from Robocop 2 – Estimate $30,000 – 50,000
    Warrior Bug Maquette with Tippett Studios crate from Starship Troopers – Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
    Eborsisk Monster Maquette from Willow – Estimate $2,000 – 3,000
    Screenplay with Phil Tippett’s Handwritten Story Notes from Jurassic Park – sold without reserve
    Tauntaun handwritten animation notes by Phil Tippett from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – sold without reserve

Brandon Alinger, Prop Store COO, commented on the upcoming auction: “We’re very proud to be handling this collection of materials from Phil Tippett’s amazing career in the film industry. In addition to the props, costumes, models and maquettes there is a vast collection of artwork and archival materials, many of which have never been seen before. If you’re a collector or a fan of the films Phil Tippett has been part of, this auction presents a wonderful chance to get a glimpse behind the curtain and become a caretaker of a small piece of film history.”

Phil Tippett said of the auction: “It’s been a lot of fun to take another look at these materials, some of which I haven’t seen for years. I’m glad that fans will have a chance to get them, and I hope they’ll enjoy them and look after the materials for the future. ”

The auction begins at 9:00AM PST on Monday, October 10th, with the first lots closing at 9:00AM PST on Friday, October 21st. Bids can be placed online via the Prop Store website at: http://propstoreauction.com/view-auctions/info/id/48/

About Prop Store
Prop Store sells original movie memorabilia, with over 7,500 items available for sale on www.propstore.com. Operating since 1998, Prop Store founder Stephen Lane’s love for movies led him to begin hunting for the same props and costumes that were used to create his favourite films. He found that he could not only provide collectors with access to their most coveted pieces, but also establish archival standards for a new, pop-culture hybrid of fine art and memorabilia collecting – prop art. Prop Store handles prop disposal, sale, archive and auction services to production companies and distributors as well as fixed price item sale on its website.