: As part of Heritage Galleries' $4 million popular culture auction
November 20-23, conducted in conjunction with WizardWorld Texas,
the Vintage Movie Posters section was highlighted by a rare
example of the one-sheet version of The Babe Comes Home,
which realized $138,000 in spirited bidding.
The poster was purchased by William Hughes, a well-known
collectibles dealer and movie poster collector, according to
Heritage's movie posters expert Grey Smith, who added, "We had
several bidders just below him, all well into the six-figure
range."
According to Hughes, "This was a poster I had coveted for a long
time, and I had unsuccessfully tried to buy the only other known
copy many years ago. I was very excited when I saw that the piece
showed up at the Heritage auction. Their catalog description and
photography made it practically irresistible, and Heritage is
also very easy to work with. I'm just thrilled that I finally own
this poster."
The 27- by 41-inch poster was estimated at $90/150,000.
The entire movie poster section of the auction realized about
$750,000, with numerous records smashed. The entire auction
realized about $4 million and was extremely successful, according
to Heritage Galleries.
A complete review will be featured in a future issue of
Antiques and the Arts Weekly.
