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

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Propworx August 9, 2015 Star Trek Auction VI Preview

In just 5 days, the last and most spectacular of Propworx's three Star Trek memorabilia auctions for 2015 will take place live from the Creation Official Star Trek Convention at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; accompanied by a simultaneous live, online bidding session hosted through LiveAuctioneers.com.   As was the case for the February and May events, this sale will feature a spectacular array of costumes, props, artwork and production materials from across the franchise that are primarily drawn from the collections of Star Trek luminaries Gary Hutzel (VFX Supervisor), Joe Longo (Propmaster) and Ronald B. Moore (VFX Supervisor).   And just like the first two auctions, the Propworx Star Trek Auction VI will include an impressive offering of starship filming miniatures, the likes of which have not been made available to the public since the historic Christie's 40th Anniversary event in October, 2006.  What makes this particular auction stand out in comparison to the earlier Propworx sales held this year - aside from the exciting convention venue - is the presence of 170 total lots of memorabilia ... almost the same amount as Auctions IV & V combined!   The Art and Production materials offerings are particularly strong in this event, although the extensive filming miniature and costume collections will likely attract the greatest interest from visitors to the Convention who tour the pre-auction displays.

Presented below are the original auction catalog photos and descriptions for some of the highlights to be offered in this impressive August 9th event.  Readers are referred to the Propworx website http://www.propworx.com/ for all the latest news on this years exciting auction activities, where a copy of the August Auction VI catalog may also be downloaded in PDF format.  Interested bidders may register to participate in the sale directly on the LiveAuctioneers.com website at this link:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/74753_propworx-live-star-trek-auction-vi/?rows=120

And now, some highlights from the exciting August 9th offerings ...