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

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Profiles In History - Dec. 2019 - Hollywood: A Collector's Ransom Auction - Star Trek Results


Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 32 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered on Day 3 of Profiles In History's Hollywood: A Collector's Ranson Auction; which took place on Thursday, December 19th in a live online bidding session at icollector.com.

The highest selling TOS-related pieces included Lot 1110, a Nichelle Nichols Lt. Uhura 3rd Season Starfleet Uniform which realized $28,800 (including the 28% buyers premium); and Lot 1111, a collection of 7 original Desilu shooting scripts, including the 2 pilots - "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - which witnessed a final price of $4,480.   Lot 1112, a William Shatner Captain Kirk red karate Gi from the 1st season episode "Charlie X" sold for $2,560; and Lot 1113, a gold mesh Sleep Suit from the memorable "Space Seed" episode changed hands for a total of $3,200.

The following results show both the high bids witnessed on the items as well as the 28% buyers premium.  Just click on any of the images below to view an enlarged version ...