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Lot 636
A 1930's Merrythought plush Toy, in the form of a cat with silver / grey hair and glass eyes, label on underside reading 'Merrythought Hygienic Toys Made in England', 15½in (39.5cm) long, together with a Merrythought rabbit plush toy, clothed in pyjamas and dressing gown, also bearing the 'Hygienic Toys' label, a quantity of other vintage plush toys and a wooden puppet (a lot)
Lot 383
A collection of Japanese works of art, including a Noh theatre pottery mask, a Japanese composite doll of young baby boy, a collection of five Japanese card and textile puppet figures, modelled as rat in kimono, gentleman selling gourd, woman with oversized fish, musician and another, Japanese papier mache figure of a seated gentleman and another carved wood Japanese figure of a Geisha Worn in places otherwise good
Lot 120
A Wheems robot puppet model from Matthew Robbins' sci-fi comedy batteries not included. Wheems, also known as "Little Guy", and his family of extraterrestrial, sentient spaceships returned to Earth to help the tenants of a destitute apartment complex. This puppet, created for the film by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), is constructed of resin hand-painted with the signature patchwork of metallic gold, blue and copper. Several veteran ILM artists contributed to the design of the robots, including Ralph McQuarrie and Paul Huston. The piece is a mounted on a rod for puppeteering and exhibits minor signs of use and handling but remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 4 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 5" (10.75 cm x 12 cm x 13 cm)Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
Lot 136
A black scorpion head from Edward Ludwig's sci-fi horror film The Black Scorpion. Giant scorpions terrorized Mexico after being unleashed from the Earth by volcanic activity. This scorpion puppet head was designed by stop-motion pioneer Willis O'Brien for animation sequences involving the scorpions. The piece comes from the collection of fellow visual effects artist Phil Tippett.This head is constructed of ridged resin painted brown and black and inset on the bottom with metal screws for affixing to a puppet body.The head is in fair overall condition with some broken resin and chipped paint throughout. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 3" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" (7.75 cm x 6.5 cm x 4 cm)Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
Lot 181
A Garthok stop-motion puppet display from the production of Steve Barron's sci-fi comedy Coneheads. After being accused of treason on his home planet of Remulak, Beldar Conehead (Dan Aykroyd) is sentenced to fight the ferocious Garthok. This lot comes from the collection of the film's stop-motion animator, Phil Tippett.The puppet is made of foam latex over a custom-made metal armature with resin used for claws, tusks, and other small details. It is painted in shades of brown and black with a dark pink mouth and cream-colored tusks, teeth, and claws. It has thick black hair running down its spine and a leatherette tail-wrap, harness, and collar. It comes attached to a black wooden display base with a clear acrylic cover. The lot is in fair overall condition with some wear from production and age, including deterioration to the foam latex, especially on the arms and legs. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.Dimensions ( in display): 13" x 15" x 12 1/2" (33.25 cm x 38.25 cm x 31.75 cm)Estimate: $10,000 - 15,000
Lot 218
A pair of Vermithrax Pejorative armature head casts from Matthew Robbins' and Hal Barwood's fantasy film Dragonslayer. After his master (Ralph Richardson) was killed, the young apprentice, Galen (Peter MacNicol), was sent to slay Vermithrax Pejorative. This lot comes from the film's Dragon Supervisor, Phil Tippett, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film, including the construction of several dragon puppet armatures.These Vermithrax Pejorative armature heads are cast in metal, with one marked "P.B. P.T. '83" with clay applied to the snout. The pair is in good overall condition with some crumbling clay and visible rusting. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.Dimensions ( each): 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (9 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm)Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
Lot 257
An animatronic Weebette (Julie Morrison) and motion control rig from the production of Les Mayfield's sci-fi comedy remake Flubber. Working off of schematics left for him by his recently deceased robotic assistant and friend Weebo (Jodi Benson), Professor Phillip Brainard (Robin Williams) built a new robot named Weebette, Weebo's daughter and successor, to join his family.The animatronic puppet features a bright red plastic shell housing the inner mechanisms, two large transparent eyes, two small colored LEDs above the right eye, mechanized wing-flaps and a top flap with a flat inner surface where the video screen was digitally added in post-production. On the back are various metal-mesh vents and four green circuit boards plugged in, one of which is removable. Weebette's bottom side features a rotating plate with three metallic hover thrusters. From this bottom area, a large knit cable and several smaller wires lead out to electronic connectors. The motion control puppeteering rig, labeled "JEX FX, MARIN COUNTY, CA.," features a metal dowel that plugs into the bottom of Weebette, gears that allow Weebette to tilt from side to side, and a curved track piece that enables Weebette to tilt forward and back. These are controlled by small electrical tape wrapped motors attached to the unit and connected to a cable running out the back. At the bottom is a metal plate that can screw into a surface for stability. The lot is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear from production and age, including minor paint scrapes. The functionality of the electronic and mechanical components is unknown.Dimensions (puppeteering rig): 18" x 7" x 14" (46 cm x 18 cm x 36 cm); (weebette): 13" x 13" x 8" (33.5 cm x 33.5 cm x 20.5 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideContains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $8,000 - 10,000
Lot 258
A light-up animatronic Weebo (Jodi Benson)from Les Mayfield's sci-fi comedy remake Flubber. Professor Phillip Brainard (Robin Williams), an eccentric scientist, worked on experiments with the aid of his hovering robotic assistant and close friend, Weebo.This animatronic puppet features a distinctive yellow plastic shell, an illuminating retractable blue light "eye", two illuminating red and green light "eyes", an additional light on the lower front, four green circuit boards affixed to the side, a black ribbed rubber pipe with three metallic hover thrusters, mechanized wing-flaps, and a top flap where a video screen was digitally added in post-production. The complex and sophisticated animatronic puppet retains its original mechanisms, and a modern controller has been added to allow some of the functions to cycle, including movement of the screen, flaps, thrusters, and lens. Weebo is in good overall condition with both intentional weathering from production and other signs of wear from use and age, including paint scraps, glue residue, and some rust. Dimensions: 13" x 13" x 13" (33.5 cm x 33.5 cm x 33.5 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideContains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $8,000 - 10,000
Lot 28
A xenomorph Queen model miniature puppet from James Cameron's sci-fi horror film sequel Aliens. This puppet was constructed for model miniature shots during the sequence in which Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) fights the Queen with the power loader, also realized as a miniature, aboard the USS Sulaco.This hulking, ornately detailed 1:4-scale miniature of the film's ultimate villain was conceived of by Cameron and constructed from foam latex, polyfoam, urethane, and resin components, all molded around a custom-made mechanical metal armature and painted black with the Queen's signature blue highlights by Stan Winston Studios. A cluster of cables is present in the characters back, which allowed the arms and head to be remotely puppeteered. The cables are primarily disconnected though one has been reconnected to a lever to operate the spring-loaded jaw.The piece is mounted to a wooden display base with metal rods, including a support for the flexible tail that holds it up in an aggressive position. While it retains its iconic finish and biomechanical details, this delicate puppet is in fair, fragile overall condition due to age and use, with deteriorated skin and missing components including the right hand. Sympathetic stabilization has been performed in order to secure the elements as they are. Dimensions: 40" x 28" x 33" (101.75 cm x 71.25 cm x 84 cm)Special shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $50,000 - 70,000
Lot 30
A dog puppet with a Dogburster alien from David Fincher's sci-fi action-horror sequel Alien3. When Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) crash landed on Fiorina 161, an alien Facehugger which was on board her pod attached itself to a dog, impregnating it with an alien that burst through its stomach. Designed and fabricated by the Academy Award®-winning special effects group Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI), this animatronic Rottweiler dog puppet contains a metal armature, servo motor, rubber and foam padding interior surrounded by an exterior of faux fur features including a hard plastic mouth. On one side of the ribcage is an opening with rods and a handle used to control a hard resin "Chestburster" element which is visible inside an opening in the chest. This puppet is in good overall condition with some wear from production throughout all elements. Dimensions: 48" x 34" x 13" (122 cm x 90 cm x 33 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideContains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $2,000 - 3,000
Lot 310
A stop-motion gremlin puppet from Joe Dante's comedy horror sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Having taken over Clamp Center, a horde of vile gremlins wreaked havoc, culminating in their group performance of "New York, New York." Stop-motion puppetry was used for the gremlins in several specific shots, such as the elevator sequence.This original hand-painted, spotted brown foam Latex puppet is molded around a metal wire armature and comes with a foam plaque labeled "Gremlins 2: The New Batch Original Stop Motion Puppet" affixed to a black acrylic stand. The foam Latex is brittle from age with the armature exposed in several places, and the puppet remains in fragile but fair overall condition. Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 3" x 8" (11.5 cm x 7.75 cm x 20.5 cm)Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
Lot 311
A gremlin puppet from Joe Dante's comedy horror sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Having taken over Clamp Center in New York, a horde of vile gremlins wreaked havoc against those still trapped in the building.This gremlin is made of latex and polyfoam. It is painted reddish-brown with orange and yellow stripes. Its resin eyes are orange, with red veins and black painted pupils. The puppet's rear is cut open for puppeteering with a flap that covers the hole when not in use. The left arm is tied with fishing line to the left leg. It is in good overall condition with some wear from production and age, including the fragile latex skin cracking and flaking throughout, especially around the right hip, and the aforementioned fishing line digging into the latex. Dimensions: 13" x 20" x 30" (33.5 cm x 51 cm x 76.5 cm)Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000 Δ
Lot 312
A green gremlin puppet from Joe Dante's comedy horror sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. A horde of vile gremlins wreaked havoc on those trapped in New York's Clamp Center. Created by special effects artist Rick Baker and his team, this puppet was used in scenes in which the upper body of the gremlin was prominently featured and needed to include head and facial movement. This green and brown-spotted puppet is constructed of foam latex and polyfoam with veiny orange, red, and black resin eyes and animatronic mechanisms implemented throughout, including cables leading from the torso to two toggles which control the eyes, eyelids, and ears. Protruding from the Gremlin's right elbow is a cable mechanism which controls hand and finger movement. The puppet is mounted onto a black display stand. The lot is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear from production and age, including minor deterioration to the foam latex. Dimensions: 20" x 23" x 34" (51 cm x 58.5 cm x 86.5 cm)Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $4,000 - 6,000
Lot 313
A servo-operated George Mogwai puppet from Joe Dante's comedy horror sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. This full-body puppet was created by Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist Rick Baker for early scenes before the Mogwai turned into Gremlins and took over New York's Clamp Center.The puppet is constructed of hand-painted foam latex molded over a mechanical body, covered in white, black, and brown faux fur, and inset with acrylic eyes and resin teeth. An array of cables leads from George's underside to control rods under the feet and a group of electronic servos mounted to a wooden base. These servos operate the puppet's various mechanical functions. The puppet comes on a wood stand with its servos inside the crate and foam padding securing it safely to the base.This puppet exhibits some hardened foam latex and is missing toes from the right foot but remains in otherwise good overall condition.Dimensions: 28 1/2" x 16 1/2" x 29" (72.5 cm x 42 cm x 73.75 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideSpecial shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $12,000 - 16,000
Lot 314
A Blockhead G clay puppet from Art Clokey's clay animation television series The Gumby Show. Gumby's nemeses, Blockheads G and J, wreaked havoc on their clay world throughout the series. Multiple puppets were constructed for each character over the series' run, as well as for later series, including Gumby Adventures.This hand-crafted, articulating humanoid red clay puppet features a yellow "G" affixed on each side, resin eyes, a yellow clay nose and mouth, and a metal wire armature. It exhibits some stiffening and cracking from age, but remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 3" x 3" (14 cm x 7.75 cm x 7.75 cm)Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
Lot 337
An animatronic Vogon head display from Garth Jennings' sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Vogons, a bureaucratic alien race, destroyed Earth in order to open a hyperspace bypass.Created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop, this display consists of a hand-painted green and purple plastic and foam latex Vogon head with glass eyes, resin teeth, hand-punched hair, a metal interior structure housing mechanical and animatronic components, a thick black cable running through the neck, and buckles for connecting to a larger puppet. The head is mounted on a metal stand affixed to a wooden display base marked "Mrs. Minion". It is in good overall condition with some signs of production and age, including minor deterioration to the foam. Dimensions: 23 3/4" x 23 3/4" x 29" (60.5 cm x 60.5 cm x 73.75 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $3,000 - 5,000
Lot 378
A James Henry Trotter (Paul Terry) stop-motion puppet from Henry Selick's stop-motion animation James and the Giant Peach. James wore a soiled version of his costume when he confronted The Rhino that killed his parents. This hand-painted foam latex stop-motion James puppet is inset with black urethane eyes, molded around a metal armature with movable joints, dressed with a hand-tailored and hand-aged shirt, tie, belt, shorts, socks, and shoes, and screwed to a black velvet-lined acrylic display base. The puppet is in fair overall condition with visible cracking to the face, exposed metal on both arms, and intentional distressing throughout by production. Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 10 1/2" (16.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 26.75 cm)Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
Lot 430
A Dinosaur Input Device (D.I.D.) electronic raptor armature from the production of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi action-adventure Jurassic Park. Spielberg initially planned to achieve the film's dinosaurs through 'Go-Motion' animation, but new breakthroughs at ILM enabled a mid-production pivot to digital animation as the technique of choice.As computer animation software was very new, there were few animators at the time who could use it. The Dinosaur Input Device, or D.I.D., was therefore created to allow traditional stop-motion animators to produce computer animation without learning animation software programs. Developed by a joint team from Industrial Light & Magic, Tippett Studio, and Pixar, the D.I.D. was a groundbreaking device and essential to the film's revolutionary effects shots. Digital sensors on the device allow to function as an animation capture device while the physical piece is manipulated by hand. The armature is oversized due to the encoders built into it to track the motion; the larger armature was also easier to animate than a typical puppet. Of the 52 animated shots in Jurassic Park, 15 were animated with the D.I.D., including the T. Rex paddock sequence and the raptors in the kitchen sequence. This T. Rex D.I.D. features a custom-machined metal stop motion armature that is wired throughout with sensors and encoders, affixed with handle at the top, and mounted to a wooden display base painted black. The wiring is secured with zip-ties and leads to metal multi-pin connectors. Also included is an original computer that connected to the device's output cables and processed the encoding from the device. This armature is in good overall condition with minimal wear from production and age, including flaking paint and some disconnected wiring. This lot comes from Tippett, who along with Dennis Muren, Michael Lantieri, and Stan Winston received an Academy Award for Visual Effects for his work on the film. The D.I.D. contributed heavily to the award winning work and helped combine art and technology for a breakthrough in cinema effects. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 34" x 10" x 15" (86.5 cm x 25.5 cm x 38.25 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $25,000 - 35,000
Lot 435
A LAIKA stop-motion puppet faces press gift from Travis Knight's stop-motion action film Kubo and the Two Strings. Sets of the puppet faces of Monkey (Charlize Theron), Kubo (Art Parkinson), and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey) were sent to promote the film to press during the film's theatrical release. These three 3-D printed resin faces were mounted to the interior of a brown wooden box to be given out as gifts. The box features a slide bottom engraved with the logos for the film, production studio LAIKA Studios, and distribution company Focus Features. The box comes with its original foam padding and wrapping paper, and locks with a turn-key mechanism. The gift is in excellent overall condition with very minor signs of handling. Dimensions: 12" x 4" x 5" (30.5 cm x 10 cm x 13 cm)Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
Lot 436
A Sir Didymus puppet head from the production of Jim Henson's musical fantasy film Labyrinth. Amongst the friends that Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) makes on her journey to rescue her baby brother from Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) is the brave vulpine knight Sir Didymus (voiced by David Shaughnessy). This foam latex head features a burnt-orange, faux fur finish with gray whiskers, an orange glass eye with a green iris and black pupil, a sculpted mouth with teeth and a tongue, a dark blue and maroon velvet Landsknecht beret, and a replica black eyepatch added to complete the head. It comes presented on a custom illuminating display base.The head is in good overall condition with minor cracking to the foam latex and minor discoloration to the fur. Sympathetic restoration and stabilization has been carried out to ensure the piece's integrity for years to come.Dimensions: 9" x 8" x 15" (23 cm x 20.5 cm x 38.5 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $20,000 - 30,000 Δ
Lot 485
A full-size Edgar Bug animatronic alien from the production of Barry Sonnenfeld's sci-fi comedy Men in Black. After crashing to Earth in search of a lost galaxy, Edgar spent most of the film cloaked in a human's (Vincent D'Onofrio) form, until he finally shed his "Edgar suit" to fight Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones). As originally scripted, the Edgar Bug spoke at length with the Agents before their confrontation, for which special makeup effects artist Rick Baker was charged with developing this full-size alien puppet. Production ultimately decided to forego the puppet in favor of an all-CG character that was more bug-like.This massive, ornately detailed creation was fabricated at great effort and expense, and stationed on set in preparation for filming. It stands 12-feet-tall, with plastic pipe spines, mouth pincers, brown acrylic eyes, and a steel and fiberglass-fabricated body containing extensive mechanisms that operate the head and arms. The puppet's skin is made from a range of materials, including latex, foam latex, and rigid urethane, and is hand-painted by Baker's team.The skin is cut under the base of the tail and up the back to allow access to the electronic wiring that animates the puppet's mouth and body. Metal armature poles are also exposed on the back of the feet for puppeteering. Mounted with a metal support structure to a wooden base, this animatronic creature was on display for many years in the Cinovation Studios display room. As a result of exposure and handling, the foam latex exhibits some stiffening, and the paint is lightly discolored throughout, but the puppet remains in good overall condition.Dimensions: 120" x 60" x 120" (305 cm x 152 cm x 305 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's GuideContains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideSpecial shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $15,000 - 20,000
Lot 486
An oversized Worm Guy animatronic insert puppet from Barry Sonnenfeld's sci-fi comedy sequel Men in Black II. As key characters in the film, multiple puppets were created for the Worm Guys, including this insert piece, designed by special makeup effects artist Rick Baker at three times the normal size of the aliens for use in inserts.This intricately built, hand-painted puppet is constructed with brown foam latex skin over a metal and resin skeleton with an array of manual and electrical cables, wires, and controls concealed within. These controls include puppeteering rods and handles extending from the back of both elbows which operate the wrists and fingers, as well as a large, front-mounted lever that controls the head. Other groups of cables and wires lead to the back mechanisms and to a small wooden control box containing servos and the puppet's on/off switch.This Worm Guy is supported by two metal poles that connect to a wooden base. Due to exposure to the elements, the latex exhibits some stiffening, but the puppet remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 40" x 30" x 64" (101.75 cm x 76.25 cm x 162.75 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's Guide; Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's Guide; Special shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $6,000 - 8,000
Lot 487
A full-size standing dignitary alien puppet from the production of Barry Sonnenfeld's sci-fi comedy sequel Men in Black 3. Agent J (Will Smith) traveled back in time to 1969, where various alien emissaries visited MIB headquarters. This was one of many characters designed and produced by Academy Award®-winning alien make-up effects artist Rick Baker.This full-size, ornately detailed puppet is constructed with hand-painted foam latex skin molded around a metal, wood, and wire armature with two metal pipes for attaching eyeballs extruding from the eye sockets. Mounted with a metal support structure to a wooden base with handwritten notes from production, the puppet exhibits some stiffening and light wear throughout from age and exposure, but it remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 36" x 36" x 70" (91.5 cm x 91.5 cm x 178 cm)Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's Guide Special shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $4,000 - 6,000
Lot 497
A stop-motion Zero puppet from Henry Selick's stop-motion fantasy musical The Nightmare Before Christmas. Zero, Jack Skellington's (Chris Sarandon) loyal ghost dog, assisted Skellington in his mission to create his own version of Christmas, eventually leading the skeleton reindeer pulling Skellington's ghoulish sleigh.The puppet's body and ears are made from a flexible sheet vinyl material while the head is made of foam latex. Its small red collar is painted white with areas of gray and black around the mouth and eyes to add detail. The underside of the puppet features an aluminum mounting post and a cable that connects through to the head that allowed it to be puppeteered during shoot. Also included is a handwritten letter with a small Zero sketch from the film's art director, Deane Taylor, who gifted the piece to an associate. The puppet is in good overall condition with minor signs of age and the jack o'lantern nose is missing. Sympathetic restoration and stabilization has been performed on the puppet's head to preserve it for the future.Dimensions: 9" x 6 1/2" x 2 1/2" (23 cm x 16.75 cm x 6.5 cm)Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $6,000 - 8,000
Lot 518
A Pinocchio maquette from Francis Ford Coppola's unproduced adaptation of Pinocchio. Multiple puppets and maquettes were made during pre-production to plan out how the film's titular puppet Pinocchio would look and move. This lot comes from the collection of visual effects artist and stop-motion animator Phil Tippett.Made of resin and rubber over a metal stop-motion armature, this maquette features metal-supported joints to allow for very flexible, precise movements. The upper torso is a hollow resin log while the lower torso (under the clothing) is foam-wrapped armature. The hair is painted in a deep solid black, while the mouth and eyebrows are drawn on in pencil. The eyes are made of semi-transparent brown acrylic. The long, pointed nose is a separate piece plugged into the face. The neck, legs, and feet are made of dark red-brown soft wood-textured rubber over the metal armature. The feet are securely fastened to the maquette's simple wooden base. The figure is wearing dark tan fabric clothing, including a purple-and-green floral pattern short-sleeve shirt with a single button enclosure, , rolled up shorts with small production-made rips in them, and a twine belt. The maquette is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear, including a missing ear. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 10 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 20" (27 cm x 17 cm x 51 cm)Estimate: $1,200 - 1,800
Lot 519
A Pinocchio puppet from Francis Ford Coppola's unproduced adaptation of Pinocchio. Multiple puppets and maquettes were made during pre-production to plan out how the film's titular puppet Pinocchio would look and move. This lot comes from the collection of visual effects artist and stop-motion animator Phil Tippett.Made almost entirely of unpainted wood, this puppet features wooden-peg joints at the shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hips, knees, ankles, and midfoot. The torso is a small log, roughly finished, with knots throughout. The head and neck are held by a piece of elastic that runs out the back of the torso to a small wooden winding mechanism that can tighten so that the head stands up or, when let go, lets the head droop over. The hair is painted on, lightly, in black, while the mouth and eyebrows are drawn on in pencil. The eye is made of a semi-transparent brown acrylic. The long, pointed nose is a separate piece of wood plugged into the face. The puppet is in good overall condition with some wear from handling and age, including a missing eye and ear, and a general looseness in the wooden joints. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 21" x 7" x 4" (53.5 cm x 18 cm x 10.5 cm)Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
Lot 520
An eel in a tank puppet display from Joe Dante's horror comedy Piranha. Mutant fish hybrids were visible in the government lab where the American military were genetically engineering them to eat human flesh. This lot comes from the film's creature designer and animator, Phil Tippett. This display is comprises of a highly detailed puppet constructed from foam that's molded around a static armature. It is hand-painted green and brown with wrinkled flesh and a yellow resin eye, and mounted in an acrylic display case. The display is in poor overall condition with the puppet thoroughly cracked and splitting from age. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 12" x 17 1/2" (21.75 cm x 30.5 cm x 44.5 cm)Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
Lot 521
A piranha puppet from Joe Dante's horror comedy Piranha. A school of piranha were genetically engineered by the American military to eat flesh and were accidentally released into the water supply. This lot comes from the film's creature designer and animator, Phil Tippett. This highly detailed puppet is constructed from urethane foam molded around a static wire armature and hand-painted blue and brown with bloodied white teeth and bloodshot yellow eyes.It is in fair overall condition with several punctures at the base from use during production and exposed wire and cracked foam from age. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 12 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" (31.75 cm x 9 cm x 16.5 cm)Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
Lot 537
A single-horned dinosaur puppet head from the production of Phil Tippett's stop-motion short film Prehistoric Beast. A docile monoceratops was hunted by a primeval carnivore throughout the film, the first ever produced by Tippett Studio. This lot comes from Tippett, who conceived of, supervised, and directed the film using the go-motion animation technique.This resin monoceratops head is layered with hand-painted sculpted clay to appear weathered and wrinkly. It exhibits some chipping and the clay is delicate, but the head remains in good overall condition. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 5" x 3" x 3 1/2" (12.75 cm x 7.75 cm x 9 cm)Estimate: $800 - 1,200
Lot 538
A stop-motion Tyrannosaurus puppet from the production of Phil Tippett's stop-motion short film Prehistoric Beast. A docile monoceratops was hunted by a primeval carnivore throughout the film, the first ever produced by Tippett Studio. This lot comes from Tippett, who conceived of, supervised, and directed the film using the go-motion animation technique.This full-body Tyrannosaurus stop-motion puppet is constructed of resin molded around an articulating metal armature and covered with hand-painted and textured foam skin. The puppet is mounted to a wood base inside an acrylic display case for protection from the elements. It exhibits severe wear from age, including fractured foam and exposed metal throughout, and remains fragile, in fair to poor condition. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 12" x 16 1/2" x 11" (30.5 cm x 42 cm x 28 cm)Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
Lot 542
A Pinhead stunt puppet from the traveling theatrical experience Charles Band's Horror Roadshow. Pinhead was amongst the many dangerous puppets brought to life by an Egyptian spell in Band's Puppet Master film series. He and several other puppets were featured in this roadshow, which included live performances and music. This Pinhead puppet is a soft foam stunt variant made for the roadshow. It features a molded resin head, wire armature, a unique bright orange fabric-blend turtleneck sweater, cotton-blend gray pants, and black acrylic-blend fingerless gloves. Hand and finger details, some facial details, and the black boots are painted on. Stage blood has been splattered across the front of the face, sweater, and pants. "Stunt #2" is written in yellow marker on the puppet's back (under the sweater). The puppet is in good overall condition with minor signs of wear from handling, including some paint flaking and light staining. Dimensions: 5" x 10" x 16" (12.75 cm x 25.5 cm x 40.75 cm)Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
Lot 554
A RoboCain (Tom Noonan) stop-motion puppet from the production of Irvin Kershner's sci-fi sequel RoboCop 2. Built to be the next generation of cybernetic police officer to protect the citizens of Detroit, RoboCop 2 (also known as RoboCain) was created using the brain of criminal cult leader Cain, and instead went on a rampage in downtown Detroit. This lot comes from the collection of the film's associate producer and visual effects artist Phil Tippett.The stop-motion puppet is made primarily of resin over an intricate, machined stop-motion armature, with the body painted in shades of metallic silvertone, gray, and black to give the appearance of being entirely made of metal. Finer details include small cables and wires, cylindrical pistons, a yellow and black ionizing radiation hazard symbol, and an arm-mounted minigun with an ammunition belt. While most stop-motion puppets must hide a stop-motion armature beneath an exterior character layer, this puppet is unique in that (as it portrays a mechanical being) incorporates the stop-motion armature right into the visible mechanics of the robot. The highly detailed puppet comes attached to a black-painted wooden base with a clear acrylic cover. The lot is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear from production and age, including some paint chipping. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 21" x 12 1/2" x 19" (53.5 cm x 32 cm x 48.5 cm)Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $30,000 - 50,000
Lot 558
A pyro Alexander robot miniature puppet and a Stuart Gordon-signed sketch from Gordon's sci-fi thriller Robot Jox. In their climactic fight, robot gladiator Achilles (Gary Graham) destroyed Confederation fighter Alexander's (Paul Koslo) robot.This lot consists of a large-scale, hand-painted fiberglass and resin puppet with poseable arms, a model miniature Alexander figure in the cockpit, and various addiitonal spare loose pieces in plastic bags, as well as five production photographs and a robot sketch signed "To Jay, Crash and Burn!" by director Gordon. The model components all come from a pyro effects model, which has been partially reassembled for display. The components are in good overall condition with the various pieces intentionally broken, burnt, and otherwise distressed by production.Dimensions (largest): 30" x 29" x 5" (76.25 cm x 73.75 cm x 12.75 cm);(smallest): 6" x 4" (15.25 cm x 10.25 cm)Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
Lot 560
A stop-motion Rocketeer puppet armature and related production ephemera from the production of Joe Johnston's action adventure The Rocketeer. Pilot Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) became known as the heroic Rocketeer in 1938 Los Angeles after he discovered an experimental jetpack designed by Howard Hughes (Terry O'Quinn). This lot consists of an articulated steel and aluminum stop-motion Rocketeer armature, custom made for the film, along with original production puppet-scale castings (finished after production) of the Rocketeer's signature helmet and jetpack. Currently affixed to the armature's head is a hand-painted foam Meteor Man (Robert Townsend) stop-motion puppet head as the armature was reused after The Rocketeer on that film. Also included are a hand-drawn sketch for the puppet and a blueprint for the armature, signed by stop-motion animator and armature fabricator Tom St. Amand, along with 11 behind-the-scenes photographs from the ILM visual effects crew, and some original crew stickers.The lot is in good overall condition with some chipping and paint loss to the head, damage to the armature's hands, and some creasing to the sketches from storage.Dimensions: (largest) 18" x 24" (45.75 cm x 61 cm);(smallest) 2" x 2 1/2" x 3" (5 cm x 6.5 cm x 7.75 cm)Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000
Lot 578
A set of three Will Vinton Studios Seinfeld superhero puppets from the production of the comedy television series Seinfeld. Will Vinton Studios produced these figures of Jerry Seinfeld as Superman, George Costanza (Jason Alexander) as Hulk, and Kramer (Michael Richards) as Plastic Man for an unaired claymation segment called "Super Seinfeld" intended as part of the series finale. The puppets are constructed of hand-painted clay with soft foam details molded around static metal armatures and affixed to gray wooden blocks for display.The set is in fragile but good overall condition with cracks to each puppet from age and handling.Dimensions (largest): 6" x 6" x 12 1/2" (15.25 cm x 15.25 cm x 31.75 cm);(smallest): 5" x 6" x 9 1/2" (12.75 cm x 15.25 cm x 24.25 cm)Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
Lot 685
A principal Dejarik holo-chess piece armature from the production of George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) was cautioned to "let the Wookie win" during a game of intergalactic holochess with Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), before this character, today known as Mantellian Savrip, slammed another to the board. This chess piece was created by Phil Tippett as a personal project prior to Star Wars. When George Lucas saw the character he loved it, and asked if more could be developed to create a full game. Tippett gifted the Mantellian Savrip puppet to Lucas after filming, but first removed the stop-motion armature for future use. This custom-fabricated metal armature for the principal chess piece puppet features wire-wrapped claws and is mounted to a black wood display base. It is in good overall condition with rust throughout and some stains to the wood. This lot comes from the collection of the film's stop-motion animator and miniature and optical effects artist Phil Tippett. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 8" x 8" x 10" (20.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 25.5 cm)Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
Lot 70
A full-size Evil Ash (Bruce Campbell) cable-controlled puppet from Sam Raimi's comedy horror sequel Army of Darkness. In the finale of the film, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) battles his evil deadite clone. This puppet is designed to reflect Evil Ash's skeletal state after his skin melted away, and was used for shots in which Evil Ash was seen from the torso up.The puppet consists of a foam latex skin with fiberglass bones over a metallic inner structure. The torso is dressed in various armor components made of vacuum-formed plastic, rigid foam and resin. The armor is attached to the puppet with leather straps. Evil Ash carries a resin sword in his left hand. The head was designed with articulating facial features, allowing for controlled movement to the eyes, jaws and neck. Cable controls lead from the interior of the skull and down the spine, where they have been cut. The eyes were operated via radio control. The puppet rests on a steel frame with a cross base.Itis in good overall condition with some wear from production and age, particularly to the foam latex skin, which has hardened and cracked in some areas. Minor restoration and sealing has been carried out on the foam latex skin. Dimensions: 37" x 24" x 70" (94 cm x 61 cm x 178 cm)Contains mechanical components; see notice in the Buyer's GuideSpecial shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's GuideEstimate: $8,000 - 10,000
Lot 702
An early Tauntaun puppet head casting from the production of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Brought to life in wide, moving shots through the use of stop-motion animation, Tauntauns were the main mode of ground transportation for the Rebel forces on Hoth.This white, unpainted, plaster casting represents an early sculpt for the film's Tauntaun puppets. It is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear. Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 4" (11.5 cm x 9 cm x 10.5 cm)Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
Lot 703
A Luke and Han on Tauntaun stop-motion puppet armature from the production of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Han Solo (Harrison Ford) saved Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) from death on the ice planet Hoth by stashing him inside Luke's Tauntaun.A single tauntaun and rider stop-motion puppet were made for the film, with multiple costumes for the rider enabling it to play as Luke or Han. This lot comes from the film's stop-motion animator and miniature and optical effects artist, Phil Tippett, who worked on the development of the Tauntaun and animated the stop-motion Tauntaun puppet for the film. This custom-made intricate stop-motion armature was custom made for the film by Tom St. Amand and is mounted to a base marked "Luke & Han Tauntaun Ride Armature Empire" in ink.It is in good overall condition with some rust and grime on the metal from age and handling. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett. Dimensions: 3" x 3" x 9 1/2" (7.75 cm x 7.75 cm x 24.25 cm)Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
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