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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