Back To The Future For Film Buffs At Ewbank’s Auction February 11-12

Published on: 31 Jan, 2016
Updated on: 31 Jan, 2016

Back to the Future poster is conservatively estimated at £200 - £400.

Back to the Future poster is conservatively estimated at £200 to £400.

Ewbank’s upcoming auction is set to take film buffs Back to the Future with the discovery of a previously unseen poster for the iconic sci-fi adventure comedy classic.

The unused poster is so rare, from the collection of a former employee at Lonsdale Advertising, no one even knows the artist, leaving the world of movie memorabilia collectors guessing on its potential value.

It will be sold in a two-day sale of vintage posters, entertainment and sporting memorabilia and toys on Thursday and Friday, February 11 and 12.

To see the pictures in more detail, click on the images. There are more pictures of the auctions lots at the end of the article or visit Ewbank’s website.

One of the rarest vintage posters to be offered at Ewbank’s in recent years is a one-sheet (27 x 41 inches) for the 1939 drama Only Angels Have Wings, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, with Rita Hayworth, making her first major screen appearance. The poster is estimated at £2,500 to £3,500.

Only Angels Have Wings poster estimated at £2,500 - £3,000.

Only Angels Have Wings poster estimated at £2,500 to £3,000.

Other posters include a quad (30 x 40 ins) for Planet of the Apes, the 1968 20th Century Fox original starring Charlton Heston (estimate £500 to £800) and a 40 by 60-inch portrait format for Le Mans, the 1971 action film in which Steve McQueen drove a Porsche 917 (£250 to £350).

A painting by Roy Nockolds (1911-1979) of German racing driver Rudolf Caracciola (1901-1959) the unsurpassed three times winner of the European Drivers’ Championship, is estimated at £800 to £1,200.

Richard Attenborough’s dream project was to make an epic biographical film of the life of Mahatma Ghandi, which was realised with Ben Kingsley in the role in 1982.

The pen and ink and watercolour pastel on board of Satyagraha House in Johannesburg, where Ghandi lived and worked between 1908-09 was unseen in the film and is estimated at £200 to £400.

Kylie Minogue necklace estimated at £1,500 to £2,500.

Also being auctioned is the Dolce & Gabana faux gold necklace worn by Kylie Minogue at the 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony. It will be offered with two photographs of the Australian singer wearing it at the ceremony and a copy of the auction catalogue.

A highlight of this sale is a limited edition promotional Star Wars leather jacket given to attendees of a worldwide conference in 1995 at Skywalker Ranch, California, by George Lucas and 20th Century Fox for the relaunch of the first three movies.

Only about 150 of the jackets were made for worldwide invitees, this XXL sized example being estimated at £200 to £400.

Vintage denim jacket with rare silk lining (£1,200 to £1,800).

A vintage Levi denim jacket, meanwhile, is lined with 1960s vintage Liberty ‘Dove’ silk and is the final remaining piece from the bolt of the same material used by Deborah & Clare Shirtmakers for the shirt they made for Mick Jagger to wear at his wedding to Bianca in 1971. The jacket was purchased by the vendor from Deborah & Clare for £3,000 and is estimated at £1,200 to £1,800.

A collection of eight handwritten notes and postcards from actor Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000) some with handwritten envelopes and two with hand drawings are from the estate of Henryetta Edwards, a neighbour who was a friend of Lady Merula Guinness. They are estimated at £100 to £150.

Vintage and modern collectable toys from £50 to £100.

Vintage and modern collectable toys from a collection from Romford, Essex (£50 to £200).

The sale will also include a section devoted to vintage and modern collectable toys, a large group of which are from a Romford, Essex, man’s lifetime collection of more than 2,000 pieces, mostly in mint and boxed condition and dating from the 1980s to the present.

The large collection comprises aviation models and Airfix kits; James Bond, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars-related toys and Corgi diecast aircraft, trains and trucks with estimates ranging from £50 to £200.

Ewbank’s can accept items up to the day before viewing starts. All lots are illustrated on the internet and live bidding is available on UK and US-based auction platforms, giving sales a truly global reach.

Specialist Alastair McCrea is available by appointment at the Burnt Common Auction Rooms for free saleroom valuation service and giving advice on buying and selling by auction, every weekday from 9.30am to 5pm.

You can contact Ewbank’s by telephone 01483 223101 or antiques@ewbankauctions.co.uk.