Heritage Entertainment Auction Exceeds Expectations!

DALLAS, TEXAS: Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (HGA) held their latest Music and Entertainment Auction on October 8. 1,607 total bidders competed for 1,216 lots, 337 of them successfully, for a total of $812,024, although after auction sales are still ongoing.

The centerpiece of this auction was, undoubtedly, the desk that Johnny Carson sat behind on The Tonight Show, which sold for $38,837. "The buyer, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a sentimental Midwesterner with a very special connection to Carson," said Doug Norwine, Director of Music and Entertainment Memorabilia for HGA. "His family owned an ice-pop company which Carson would frequently plug on-air, so this was an opportunity he just couldn't pass up."

Additional Carson items sold in this current auction included The Tonight Show studio clock, which sold for $10,755; the floor panel, complete with star spot, which brought $4,780, upon which Carson stood each night to deliver his famous monologue; and three recording disks containing Carson's senior college thesis entitled "How to Write Comedy for Radio,", which realized $4,357.

"This was a great event," said Norwine, "with fabulous participation and a great deal of interest from all corners of the globe. Collectors are hungry for this type of memorabilia, and we're happy to be able to provide them with great material from the exciting worlds of movies, TV, and music. I'm very much looking forward to our next auction event, scheduled for March, 2006."

Additional highlights of the October 8 auction included:

• Adam West's Batman Costume. REALIZED: $35,850.
• A Diamond Ring from Elvis. REALIZED: $28,680.
• Burt Ward's Robin Costume. REALIZED: $23,900.
• Bob Dylan "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" LP Columbia 1986 Mono with Four Deleted Tracks (1963). REALIZED: $20,315.
• Robert Johnson's Rarest- His Last Release "Love in Vain Blues" b/w "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)." Vocalion 04630 (1937) 78 RPM. REALIZED: $20,315.
• Robert Johnson's "Hell Hound On My Trail" b/w "From Four Until Late." Vocalion 03623 (1937) 78 RPM. REALIZED: $19,120.
• The Beatles - "The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage" Portrait Cover LP Vee-Jay 1085 Stereo (1964). REALIZED: $19,120.
• "Cleopatra" Costume Wrap. REALIZED: $16,730.
• Johnny Burnette and the Rock "N" Roll Trio - S/T Mono LP Coral 57080 (1956). REALIZED: $10,755.
• Duke Ellington -- "Handy Man," 9-page Hand Written Score (circa 1930s). REALIZED: $10,157.

Prospective consignors and sellers of top-end entertainment and music memorabilia are invited to call Doug Norwine at 1-800-872-6467 ext. 452 or John Hickey at 1-800-872-6467 ext. 264 to discuss their material; visit HeritageGalleries.com and click on the "consign" tab, or simply email Doug Norwine at DougN@HeritageGalleries.com or John Hickey at JohnH@HeritageGalleries.com.

Movie poster consignors, please call Grey Smith at 214-668-6928 or email GreySm@HeritageMoviePosters.com.

For more information about Heritage's auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit HeritageGalleries.com.

To reserve your copy of any Heritage auction catalog, please contact Nicole Jewell at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272, or visit HeritageGalleries.com to order by email.