Welcome! As part of its ongoing mission to document the Art and Production History of Star Trek, this site will present technical articles on Star Trek prop and costume authentication - focusing on The Original Series - with detailed photos and episode screenshots to complement the information presented; as well as feature pictorials to showcase Star Trek memorabilia in private & public collections, present rare Behind The Scenes TOS imagery & discuss other topics.
Gerald Gurian is a 40+ year collector of screen used Star Trek memorabilia and a passionate fan of TOS
     
- Star Trek TOS At Auction Part I - Gurian Collection Highlights - Greg Jein TOS Hero Type II Phaser
-Authenticating a TOS Communicator -6 Myths About Star Trek Prop Design -Star Trek 3rd Season Command Tunic
- Design Features of TOS Tricorders -Star Trek Props At National Air & Space - TOS Leatherette Tricorder
- TOS Federation Sciences Dress -Desilu Studio TOS Prop Fabrication - Unreleased Allen/Gurian Prop Photos
- The Beautiful Women of TOS Part I -TOS U.S.S. Enterprise 11' Filming Model - Captain Kirk's Chair from TOS
- Spock Ears -TOS Control Panels & Displays - Mr. Spock's Science Station
- TOS Soundstage at Desilu -TOS Shatner Romulan Pants - The Beautiful Women of TOS Pt. II
- TOS Galileo Shuttlecraft -Greg Jein TOS Cage Laser Pistol - TOS 3rd Season Midgrade Type II Phaser
- Dr. McCoy's Sickbay on TOS -TOS Balok Puppet Head - Captain Kirk "Mirror, Mirror" Tunic
- Greg Jein TOS Hero Tricorder -1992 Smithsonian TOS Cast Video - TOS 1st Season Command Tunic
- TOS "Where No Man" Silver Contact Lenses -TOS Special Effects: The Transporter - The Art of Matt Jefferies
- TOS "Space Seed" Gold Mesh Jumpsuit -Gorn Costume from "Arena" - Rare TOS Behind-the-Scenes Videos
- TOS Stunt Type II Phaser -1993 Bill Theiss Estate Auction - TOS Shatner Command Dress Tunic
- TOS Elasian Royal Guard Tunic -TOS Finnegan Silver "Shore Leave" Tunic - TOS Science Officer Tunic "The Cage"
- TOS Shatner Early 1st Season Command Tunic -William Shatner TOS Tunics At Auction - TOS Shatner Late 1st Season Command Tunic

Friday, March 15, 2024

PropStore March 12 - 14, 2024 Live Auction - Star Trek Results

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 85 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered in the Prop Store March 12 - 14, 2024 Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction; which concluded yesterday afternoon in a live online bidding session at the Prop Store (usm.propstoreauction.com) auction site. 

Two of the three most expensive Trek related lots that sold in the auction were hand-painted pieces of poster artwork; specifically, Lot # 329, a Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Hand Painted Gerard Huerta Poster that sold for $37,500 (including the 25% buyers premium), and Lot # 328, a Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Hand Painted Bob Peak Concept Poster that witnessed a final sales price of $17,500 including buyers premium.  Lot # 336, a Spock Starfleet Costume with Stunt Pants from Star Trek Beyond (2016) realized $25,000, and Lot # 332, a Back-Up U.S.S. Enterprise-E Dedication Plaque from Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) sold for $12,500.

The highly anticipated Lot # 346, the screen used Captain's Chair from Seasons 2 through 7 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, with an estimated price range of $50,000 - $100,000, was a last minute withdrawal from the live auction in order to return it to the CBS Studios Star Trek Archive.  This set fixture had not been publicly seen in 30 years, after reportedly going missing from the set following the completion of filming of the TNG series finale "All Good Things ..." in 1994.

The following results show the final amounts realized for the various memorabilia lots, which includes the 25% buyers premium.  Just click on any of the images below to view an enlarged version ...