Monday 8 November 2010

Bonhams costume sales - previous auctions

As well as the auctions I have been to over the past couple of years, I have done a little digging back and found some further Sixth Doctor items from three sales between 2005 and 2008.


Lot 611
'Dr. Who': The Master's 'tissue compression eliminator' (miniaturising gun), the prop in black-painted brass with electric wiring, as used by Anthony Ainley throughout the 1980s in his portrayal of The Doctor's nemesis, 23cm (9in) long.

Sold for £1,440

Lot 619
'Dr. Who': a baby dinosaur in jar,
moulded and painted foam, from the 1985 episode, 'The Mark Of The Rani', 36cm (14in) high

Sold for £780

Lot 622
'Dr. Who': a Tardis roundel,
fibreglass, with traces of black and grey paint, indicating use in the Tardis of both The Doctor and The Master, believed to be the last surviving example from the original Tardis, 55cm (21½in) diameter

Estimate: £500 - 700

Lot 629
'Dr. Who': a cape worn by Colin Baker,
two-tone blue wool with gold-coloured braid and fasteners, as seen in the 1985 episode 'Revelation Of The Daleks'

Lot Notice
Amendment: Please note that this lot has a revises estimate of £1,000 to £1,200


Sold for £1,800

Lot 630
To be sold to benefit The Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity: The Dalek Supreme (aka The Tussaud’s Dalek), 1970's the painted wooden body applied with plastic hemispheres and mounted with exterminator gun and suction arm at the front, the swivelling dome section with flashing lights and articulated eye stalk 160cm(63in) high

Footnote:
Provenance:
BBC Television (Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum, 1980–1981); Christies, 3rd July 1986, BBC Woman's Hour Red Cross Appeal for Sudan;

A UK private collection

The dreaded Daleks are perhaps the most popular of all on-screen villains ever created by the entertainment industry. The Tussaud’s Dalek offered for sale today has developed a complex provenance of its own.

In 1979, four Daleks were required for the BBC Dr. Who story, Destiny of the Daleks‚ starring Tom Baker. The BBC production unit had no budget to build new props so had to make use instead of three old 1960s Daleks along with four so-called Goon Dalek props made for the filming of Planet of the Daleks‚ in 1973.

One original Dalek was butchered to provide moulds for vacuum-forming more Dalek parts. Two of the four Goon props were in such bad condition they were scrapped, and the base section of one of the others was badly damaged. Consequently, the BBC unit found itself with two 1960s Dalek props, one Goon‚ and only the top half of another in useable condition.

The BBC had previously made an exhibition Dalek which was now used to make up the shortfall. The good top half of the Planet of the Daleks Goon‚ was then grafted on to the exhibition Dalek skirt and so this Dalek was born! An interesting point is that this evil entity was blown up‚ in Destiny of the Daleks, by a pyrotechnic fire flash, the scorch marks still remaining visible under the prop’s interior seat. It was subsequently repaired for future use.

After Destiny of the Daleks ‚ this prop passed to Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum to accompany the figure of Dr. Who actor, Tom Baker. It was displayed there from 1980 until summer 1981, painted in its unique blue, silver and black livery in which it featured on the front cover of the Radio Times in 1983 for the 20th Dr. Who Anniversary.

No other Dalek was painted in these colours. The specific shade - traced recently - is Porsche Riviera Blue and surprisingly can apparently only be mixed to order. Meanwhile this prop’s period on display earned it the name by which it has subsequently become known – “The Tussaud’s Dalek”.

In February 1984, it was re-painted black with white hemispheres to feature in Resurrection of the Daleks as the Dalek Supreme. It was then featured in promotion for this story‚ having been again painted in the standard dark grey of normal Daleks in which form it had also appeared briefly during the fight sequences in the last episode.

In March 1985 it made its final TV appearance, in Revelation of the Daleks.

The Tussaud’s Dalek was sold in 1986 as part of a BBC charity auction, for the Red Cross Sudan Appeal, to a private UK Collection where it has remained since. Unfortunately it had been very badly refurbished for the Sale, losing many original features and was painted an incorrect pale grey.

In 2004, following extensive research, it was painstakingly restored to its correct Tussaud’s display form, with the addition of a voice-box.

Distinguishing marks today:
1. The Tussaud’s Dalek skirt is block-board and ply, unlike the other Daleks which wore fibreglass skirts.
2. The skirt has a similar angle at the back and front
3. The skirt has an extra lip around the bottom of the skirt section
4. The hemispheres are 4.5-inches in diameter. All other Daleks featured 4-inch diameter hemispheres.
5. The misalignment of the hemispheres is unique and makes this Dalek easy to track from one story to another.
6. The shoulder section had four bolts around the oval until it was refurbished in 1986 - the lower right bolt was larger than the other three.
7. The Tussaud’s Dalek has three rows of bolt heads between the hemispheres on the skirt. These were actually filled prior to the refurbishment and have been subsequently reinstated.

Thus the Tussaud’s Dalek is an entirely unique example of the breed, and seeks a good home, without threat of extermination.

Sold for £36,000


Lot 251
'Dr. Who': a Tardis roundel,
fibreglass, with traces of black and grey paint, indicating use in the Tardis of both The Doctor and The Master, believed to be the last surviving example from the original Tardis, 55cm (21½in) diameter

Sold for £300

Lot 252
Dr. Who Tardis
From the official stage show "Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure", a wooden Police Box. Life Size

Sold for £960

Lot 254
Dr. Who Tardis Consul, Original Prop,
From the official stage show "Doctor Who the Ultimate Adventure" in Brighton of Dr. Who the central consul for the Tardis. Time And Relative Dimension in Space. The consul is made from plywood with various items of electrical hardware. Life size.

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,200
Unsold

Lot 271
Dr. Who 1985 Revelation of the Daleks
A grey fibre glass "Tranquil Repose Guard" helmet used in the Colin Baker episode Revelation of the Daleks.

Estimate: £500 - 600
Unsold


Lot No: 272
Dr. Who 1986 Marb Station Worker Overalls
Yellow Overall with toxic waste stains from "The Mysterious Planet" Episode with Colin Baker playing the sixth Doctor.

Estimate: £300 - 400
Unsold

Lot 282
Dr. Who 1986 Hyperion III Crewman Costume
Red Tunic, Trousers, Helmet, Belt and Tabard from "The Mysterious Planet" Episode with Colin Baker playing the sixth Doctor.

Sold for £480

Lot  284
Dr. Who and the Twin Dilemma Novelization Proof Copy
Roneo copy of Doctor Who and the Twin Dilemma with written inscription "Dear Ian Something for you to read while you're on your sickbed. Get well soon. Eric"
Footnote:
Eric Saward took over from Christopher H. Bidmead as Doctor Who script editor in 1982 serving five years being responsible for 27 episodes.

Estimate: £180 - 200
Unsold

Lot 289
Colin Baker as Doctor Who "The Ultimate Adventure"
Cat Badge worn on stage by Colin Baker in the stage show "The Ultimate Adventure", complete with photograph and COA.

Estimate: £150 - 200
Unsold

Lot 293
Dr. Who The Twin Dilemma 1984 Set Blueprint
From Colin Baker's first episode as the Doctor a set blue print be designer Valerie Warrender.

Estimate: £250 - 300
Unsold



Lot 268
Television - Dr. Who Two sets of autographed 'Dr Who' scripts from 'Trial Of A Time Lord' and 'The Claws Of Axos',
comprising a shooting script from 'Trial Of A Time Lord' (1986), signed by Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, Nicola Bryant, Michael Jayston, Lynda Bellingham, Toby Selby, Malcolm Tierney, Anthony Ainley and John Nathan Turner; together with a rehearsal script from 'The Claws Of Axos' (1971), signed by Kate Manning, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Tim Pigott-Smith, Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts and Bob Baker

Estimate: £250 - 350
Unsold

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