Five records set in $2.2 million Heritage movie posters auction
The War of the Worlds (Paramount, 1953). Rolled, Very Fine/Near Mint. Half Sheet (22 X 28 ) Style B. Sold for: $55,200.00.
DALLAS, TX
.- A piece of original art featuring the most famous vampire in the history of film and literature soared to nearly four times its high pre-auction estimate to lead Heritage Auctions Movie Posters Auction to $2,224,433 in total sales April 27-28.
Five world records were set in the event, which drew nearly 1,800 bidders and boasted sell-through rates of 96.1% by lots sold and 94.9 by value sold.
Dracula by Basil Gogos (2002) Signed Original Acrylic Artwork on Canvas drew nearly two dozen bids before it reached $78,000, against a high pre-auction estimate of $20,000, to claim top-lot honors. The one-of-a-kind image of Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, offered for the first time at Heritage Auctions, comes from the artist who gained his fame largely by illustrating magazine covers for
Takeout Tuesday: The Baker s Wife Bistro opens in historic Phoebus, a homecoming for the owner
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HAMPTON, Va. - It s a rainy Thursday morning at the corner of Mellen and Mallory Streets.
Dinner service doesn t start until 5 p.m., but the team at The Baker s Wife Bistro is on-site several hours ahead of time, preparing.
It s been over a month now since the doors opened and the excitement hasn t slowed.
The Baker s Wife Bistro
The Baker s Wife Bistro s menu includes classic dishes like rack of lamb. I would get pictures from people, messages. I drove by your building last night, look how pretty it looks. I can t wait for you to open. Those kinds of things, said restaurant co-owner Dana Clark Epstein of the lead-up. Now, I m just blown away at the response, at the support.