Realized: $13,439,781
2023 October 14 - 15 The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood Platinum Signature® Auction #7278
Auction Overview:
The Heritage Entertainment department is proud to present this extraordinary single-owner collection. Greg Jein (1945-2022) was a legendary visual effects artist earning multiple Academy and Emmy nominations for his work as a model maker and landscape miniatures maker. Among his extensive professional achievements, Greg was the chief model maker and built the awe-inspiring alien mothership in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, earning him his first Academy nomination for Best Visual Effects. A lifelong fan of Star Trek, Greg worked on and built numerous studio filming miniatures for the Star Trek franchise. Beyond his professional career, for over 60 years, Greg held a passion for collecting original costumes, props, scripts, artwork and practically anything related to film and television production, with an emphasis on science fiction, superheroes, warplanes and submarines. The Greg Jein Collection represents the best-of-the-best, a feat that will never be duplicated due to Greg's laser-focused attention and knowledge within the field.
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1 - Signature® Floor Session (Live Floor, Live Phone, Mail, Fax, Internet, and Heritage Live):
(Lots 89001-89318) - 11:00 AM Central Time, Saturday, October 14, 2023.
2 - Signature® Floor Session (Live Floor, Live Phone, Mail, Fax, Internet, and Heritage Live):
(Lots 89319-89560) - 11:00 AM Central Time, Sunday, October 15, 2023.
Approximate rate of lots sold per hour: 39 lots
Auction Location
Heritage Auctions - Dallas
2801 W. Airport Freeway
Dallas, TX 75261
S6E1 | The Greg Jein Collection, Part 1
S6E2 | The Greg Jein Collection, Part 2
S6E3 | The Greg Jein Collection, Part 3
LIVE from Heritage Auctions: The Greg Jein Symposium
Collection of Model-Making Legend Greg Jein
Landmark auction features 500-plus props, costumes, models and photos from 'star trek,' 'close encounters of the third kind,' 'star wars' and more
By Robert Wilonsky
Greg Jein was a giant among the Hollywood illusionists who created small things to fill big screens. The model- and miniature-maker never left his hometown of Los Angeles. Yet he was never earthbound: Jein spent decades introducing us to aliens who brought their motherships to Earth, and he sent us soaring time and again into space, the final frontier.
The Most Revealing Behind-the-Scenes Photos From the Greg Jein Collection
The 'uss enterprise,' the batcave, superman's fortress of solitude and tatooine like you've never seen them before
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the press and production photos in Greg Jein's vast assemblage could fill volumes. The legendary Hollywood model-maker whose collection Heritage Auctions will offer October 14-15 amassed thousands of images from some of the most significant movies and television shows in entertainment history.
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