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

Saturday, November 27, 2021

The Prop Block Nov. 20 - 21, 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction II - Star Trek Results

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 22 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered in The Prop Block's winter 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia II auction; which concluded last Sunday afternoon in a live online bidding session at icollector.com.

The highest selling Star Trek item in the sale was Lot #71, the TOS 3rd Season Red Engineering Tunic, which realized a final price of $11,070 (including a 23% buyers premium.)  A Star Trek: Voyager Starfleet Combadge sold for $1,599 and a LCARS door panel from Star Trek: TNG changed hands for $1,476.  Lot #74, a pair of yellow TOS U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Control Panel Buttons, as well as Lot #75, a dark yellow TOS Bridge Triangular Control Panel Button, each sold for a final price of $984.

The following results show both the high bids witnessed on the items as well as the 23% buyers premium.  Just click on any of the images below to view an enlarged version ...






 

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The Prop Block Nov. 20 - 21, 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction II - Star Trek Preview

On Saturday, November 20th, 2021 at 10:00 am Pacific Time, the Brentwood, California based entertainment memorabilia dealer and auction house The Prop Block will commence it's winter 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction II with a live, online bidding session on the icollector.com website.  A total of 249 lots of Hollywood memorabilia will be featured in this sale, that will be spread across two consecutive days of bidding activity, with the vast majority of Star Trek items reaching the auction block in Session 1 on November 20th.  There are 22 lots from the Trek franchise in the sale- spanning The Original Series to Star Trek Beyond; with a larger than normally observed total of 6 different TOS lots amongst the offerings.  These include an attractive Original Series 3rd Season Red Engineering Tunic, a scarce TOS production made Tantalus Penal Colony Patch from the 1st Season episode "Dagger of the Mind", three different lots of  rare Original Series U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Control Panel buttons, and Gene Roddenberry's original 10 page Story Outline for the TOS 2nd season episode "I, Mudd".  Additional highlights of this auction include a Star Trek: Voyager Starfleet Communications Badge, a Star Trek: TNG LCARS Door Panel, and a Star Trek: Voyager  Delta Flyer Chairback section.

Interested bidders may register to participate in the sale directly on the icollector.com website at this link: https://www.icollector.com/The-Prop-Block-2021-Entertainment-Memorabilia-Auction-II_as78327?ps=100  

Presented below are the original auction photos and descriptions for a selection of the Star Trek listings featured in this exciting upcoming event ...







































 

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Heritage November 7, 2021 The Azarian Collection Auction - Star Trek Results

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 28 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered in the Heritage November 7, 2021 The Azarian Collection Auction; which took place last Sunday with a live online bidding session at the HeritageLive!  (www.HA.com/Live) auction site.

The most expensive item in the sale was the record-shattering William Shatner Phaser Rifle prop used in the 2nd TOS pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before", which realized a final price of $615,000 (including a 23% buyers premium).  Lot 89853, a Leonard Nimoy Original Series "Spock" Tunic sold for $45,000; followed by Lot 89854, a DeForest Kelley TOS "Doctor McCoy" Starfleet uniform (with surgical tunic and pants) which realized $31,250; and Lot 89857, a U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Chair from The Original Series which witnessed a price of $42,500.

It is noted that the William Shatner "Capt. James T. Kirk" 3rd Season Signed TOS Starfleet Tunic and Boots, which was passed during the live online bidding session, did successfully sell for $50,000 (including buyers premium) as a Post Auction Buy for Direct Sale within 24 hours of the completion of live bidding.

The following results show the final amounts realized for the various memorabilia lots, which includes the standard 25% buyers premium that is charged on items selling for less than $300,000.  Just click on any of the images below to view an enlarged version ...