Original 3rd Doctor items on eBay - May 2015

eBay‘s been a bit quiet lately for vintage items from Jon Pertwee’s era - but then this turns up!

The Silurians (1970) Silurian Neck

UNSOLD for £595

An original costume piece used in the production of the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

This neck valance formed part of the costume worn by the reptilian like Silurians in the 1970 serial The Silurians starring Jon Pertwee as The Doctor.

Constructed from a heavy duty canvas material which has been coated with latex and dressed with wood chip giving a textured finish. In a condition fitting of its 45 year age it has hardened into shape with only the lower front section remaining flexible, lacking some of wood chip finish and the tail piece that the ran down the front of the bodysuit it remains an incredibly rare costume element from the original appearance of these recurring monsters.

The valance measures approximately 16" across the shoulders and represents a rare example of an original artefact from the Jon Pertwee era of this classic science fiction television series.

Rare Dalek playsuit for auction

This week sees the regular December Entertainment And Memorabilia Auction at Bonhams.
There’s a handful of Doctor Who items, but the majority are for uninspiring Torchwood and Sarah Jane costumes.

But what has caught my eye is a lot in another auction taking place by Aston’s Auctioneeres in Dudley, West Midlands!

This Thursday and Friday (11th and 12th December 2014) sees a vast sale of Toys and Model Railways.

The most interesting lot is for an original Berwick Dalek Playsuit from 1965.
Originally sold for 66s 6d, they sell for in excess of £300 to £400, so the £150 to £220 estimate is quite conservative, given that it is complete and comes with the original box.

Lot 1350 – Berwick Doctor Who Dalek Playsuit

Another original TV21 Dalek comic book art on eBay

Not far off this timer last year I highlighted a stunning page of original artwork for an issue of Century 21 comic.

Now there is another similar page, also by legendary artist Ron Turner - and you can snap it up with a BuyItNow - IF you have £14,900 to hand!

ORIGINAL DALEK ARTWORK 1966 TV CENTURY 21 COMIC

UNSOLD FOR £9,900 (after relisting)

Original UK Comic Artwork
of
THE DALEKS
1966


Geliot-Whitman Ltd art board is approx 15" x 21.5"
(is oversize to send as International 'Small Packet' rate)

Drawn for the issue of the comic TV CENTURY 21 issue no. 90, page 20 (back cover), October 1966.

Story is known is 'The Emissaries of Jevo'.
This is part one of six consecutive weeks.
Story board writer is David Whitaker.
Artist is Ron Turner.

No damage. No fading.

Includes the printer's colour guide Registration marks (strips).

Complete * All original

I am including in the sale an issue of the comic, along with a copy
of the 'Heading' + 'STOP PRESS' that I have made to scale
(secondary image)



A bizarre coincidence is that on reverse is ink-stamped
'M. HALL , Artist Agent' including a London address.

Prop Store Auction - 16th October 2014

Today there was an auction by Prop Store London, selling a whole Aladdin’s cave of amazing film and tv props and costumes.

Hidden amongst them was a single Doctor Who item.

It’s not strictly from Doctor Who - but it was used on there series.


The helmet was sculpted for Moon Zero Two, the only space-set science fiction film produced by Hammer.

Prop Store London - Film & TV Artefacts - 16th October 2014

Lot 72 The Ambassadors of Death Space Helmet

A space helmet used in the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who adventure The Ambassadors of Death. This helmet and others like it were worn by the astronauts on board Mars Probe 7 who were taken by an alien race and replaced by alien duplicates.

Originally made for the sci-fi film Moon Zero Two (1969), the helmets were later used in many subsequent productions, most notably Doctor Who. The helmet is made of fibreglass and features a clear plastic visor and a foam lining. It is finished in an off-white paint scheme and the neck ring has a foil appliqué to give the appearance of metal.

Well-used, the helmet retains much of its original finish with only minor scuffs and cracks to the paint finish and visor. The piece remains in good condition. Dimensions: 32 cm x 28 cm x 31 cm (12½” x 11” x 12¼”)

Estimate £1,000-1,500
Sold for £1,700

Alternative 3rd Doctor costume t-shirt

Back in 2011 Forbidden Planet started releasing a range of t-shirt based on The Doctor’s costumes.

They soon released all twelve Doctors, and have kept the idea alive by doing a few of the peripheral characters as well.

Now they are going back over a few of The Doctors, creating some of the alternative costume variations seen down the years.

You can now get the Third Doctor - but as seen in the tenth anniversary special, The Three Doctors, with the blue lined Inverness cape.

Despite featuring in the iconic group photocall, this variant of the cape was only used briefly in a couple of scenes in the story.

That said, I do think it is a better choice than the brown Inverness cape of the original t-shirt.

3rd Doctor (Three Doctors)
costume t-shirt

But that’s not all!

If you so desire you can dress as The Brigadier too!

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
costume t-shirt

Bonhams auction - 25th June 2014

It’s that time of the year again and another Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia auction is looming.

There are a number of Doctor Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures items on offer.

Most of the Doctor Who items are left over the from the previous sale in December last year, now with considerably reduced estimates and reserves.

Bonhams sale 21947
(25th June 2014)
Entertainment Memorabilia

As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:

Lot 94
1st Doctor (1963-1966)

Lots 95 - 99
2nd Doctor (1966-1969)

Lot 101
4th Doctor (1975-1981)

Lot 102 - 106
7th Doctor (1987-1989)

Lots 107 - 121
Torchwood & Sarah Jane Adventures

ere are just the lots relating to the Third Doctor era

Lot 100
DOCTOR WHO/ JON PERTWEE: 'THE TIME WARRIOR' - A SET OF FOUR CAMERA SCRIPTS, 1973, mimeographed typed pages, Episodes 1-4, 8 x 11 inches (20x28cm).

FOOTNOTES
Provenance: From the Estate of Bob Slatford, BBC Visual Effects Department between 1986-1974.
Working alongside Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie.

Estimate £500 - 600
Sold for £312

Original TV21 Dalek comic book art on eBay

These don’t come up so often, so I thought it worth sharing.

ORIGINAL TV21 issue 104 comic artwork by Ron Turner

SOLD FOR £3,300

ORIGINAL artwork for issue 104 (the last page to feature DALEKS )
of the popular children's comic TV21 from the 1960's .

The Dalek strip ran from issue 1 through to 104. ( 1965 to 1967 )

STUNNING artwork by Ron Turner .

Please see ALL SUPER SIZE pictures ...........are scans of actual artwork.

ANOTHER amazing 3rd Doctor item on eBay!!

The doesn’t happen often.

Only yesterday I showed you a RARE original Silurian head on eBay.
Well, it ends up there are apparently TWO such original Silurian heads.

I cannot vouch for their authenticity, but they do look good. Almost too good.

Doctor Who And The Silurians
Silurian Head

SOLD FOR £250

ORIGINAL SILURIAN HEAD PROP

THIS WAS FROM THE DR WHO BLACKPOOL EXHIBITION MANY YEARS AGO

AND ITS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION, LOOKS GREAT ON DISPLAY JUST HOW IT WAS IN THE EXHIBITON. THIS IS A VERY RARE ITEM TO COME BY!

PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

I SHALL SEND WORLD WIDE AND IT SHALL BE DISPATCHED WITH UPS DELIVERY SIGNED AND TRACKED UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY! IF YOU ARE OVER SEAS PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE.

UPDATE

Looks like one of the two heads sold on eBay has either been cut into pieces or bits are dropping off them!

Doctor Who And The Silurians
framed head piece

WITHDRAWN

This is an amazing piece - with the anniversary of doctor who, I thought I would offer this absolutely last amazing opportunity from my own personal collection.

This is a fantastic original prop with fantastic provenance. There is only one original 1970 Silurian costume left in existence. When it was being restored, a few small original pieces had to be discarded. This item is from the head and so rare it is unthinkable - I did not intend to sell this, as it is my own I was going to keep, but pressures have forced my hand!

I have only sold two other smaller pieces two years ago and both went for £150.

This comes displayed in a display frame and will be supplied with certifcate of provenence confirming its authenticity.

AMAZING 3rd Doctor item on eBay

A couple of months ago there was an amazing original Auton Mask on eBay.

Things like that don’t come up very often, so it’s amazing now to see this . . .

Doctor Who And The Silurians
Silurian mask

SOLD FOR £310

Vintage Doctor WHO original tv PROP'!

' SILURIAN ' Full face Mask in LATEX from the 1970s -this is just so cool and its in great condition

this one has no splits or tears and the colours are still really good and the eyes are bright ...

On 24-Nov-13 at 23:07:16 GMT, seller added the following information:
Please read .............we are getting lots and lots of questions about this -so rather than try and answer them all we have added this-

and we will be as honest as we can about it....

This mask came to us from a very avid collector of Doctor Who . His collection consisted of very rare items many of them were signed by the actors themselves and several photos amongst the collection showed him with them. This mask was from the same collection and we have hung onto it until now because it is just so impressive ......it was nice to have on display for a while ............

many questions have asked about provenance...

No- it does not have a BBC stamp on the back and there is no letter of provenance with it

All we can say is .....we believe it to be a prop , it is extremely well made, far too good to be a toy .

As the photos show , the detail is fantastic......we took more photos than usual to let you see it and make up your own minds ........

The size is for an adult, and measures top to bottom- 50cms in length and 40 cms width and it weighs 800 grms.

so we hope this helps , as we say , in our honest opinion - knowing its source etc -we believe it to be a tv prop ...................but at the end of the day - it is sold as seen and as described.

we are not trying to deceive anyone in any way -so please -only bid -if you are happy with what you see in the photos and our description

Doctor Who Celebration - costume exhibition

This weekend’s Doctor Who Celebration has been a feast for the eyes for fans.

As well as catering for those who have come to Who through the relaunch series, there has been a good nod to the history of the show with a wide variety of guests and an extensive exhibition of costumes culled from Cardiff’s Doctor Who Experience.

They had a near complete set of Doctor’s costumes on show (missing was the Eighth and War Doctors) arranged in a circle around Bessie.

The Third Doctor costume on show was not the same as in The Experience. This was the purple lined Inverness cape (rather than red) and it was the burgundy smoking jacket (rather than midnight blue.

Other items from the Third Doctor era included the original Bessie, which has recently been on display in The Experience foyer.

There was also a Dalek, in a colour scheme which I think debuted in Planet Of The Daleks.


The one thing I saw which was a stand-out Third Doctor item for me was amongst the Time Lord robes display. It included a version seen in The Three Doctors back in 1973.

If you want to see the costumes for the other Doctors at the exhibition, click the links below

Fourth Doctor            Fifth Doctor

Sixth Doctor         Seventh Doctor

Tenth Doctor        Eleventh Doctor

Bonhams auction - 18th December 2013

With December looming, it is time for another Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia sale!

The past few auctions have been Doctor Who lite when it comes to items, so there is no surprise that the first post-Anniversary is brimming with costumes and nick backs, dating back to 1968.

Bonhams sale 20772 (18th December 2013) Entertainment Memorabilia

As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:

Lots 172 - 181
2nd Doctor (1966-1969)

Lots 154 - 160
5th Doctor (1982-1984)

Lots 127 - 150
Torchwood

Here are just the lots relating to the Third Doctor era

Lot 170
DOCTOR WHO/ JON PERTWEE: THE TIME WARRIOR - A SET OF FOUR CAMERA SCRIPTS, mimeographed typed pages, Episodes 1-4, 8 x 11 inches (20x28cm) (4)
FOOTNOTES
Provenance: From the Estate of Bob Slatford, BBC Visual Effects Department between 1986-1974.
Working alongside Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie.

Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Unsold

Lot 171
DOCTOR WHO/ JON PERTWEE: THE CURSE OF THE PELADON- AN ORIGINAL CAMERA SCRIPT/ SHOOTING SCHEDULE FOR EPISODE THREE, 1972, dated to front 31st January 1972, thirty pages of mimeographed typed script, 8½ x 12 inches (21x30.5cm)

Estimate £250 - 300
Sold for £350

Radio Times - 50th anniversary issue covers

The 50th Anniversary week is almost here, and as expected the cover of the latest Radio Times features The Doctor - not just once, but TWLEVE times!

The sources of the images used are quite interesting, the majority of which are from the Radio Times own extensive archive of Doctor Who images. All are out-takes, so are being published for the first time.

The First and Second Doctors come from the 10th Anniversary Special published by the Radio Times in 1973. The Third Doctor comes from a photoshoot in 1970 for the launch of Jon Pertwee in the role.

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors are pictured from the shoot for the 30th Anniversary special, which featured in the 1993 Children In Need.

This shows that they were all taken separately before being composited into the group on the cover.

The rest of the Doctors come from bespoke cover shoots done for the Radio Times in more recent years. For example the Ninth Doctor is from the gatefold cover which launched the new series in 2005; and the Tenth from The Next Doctor in 2008. The Eleventh and War Doctors are obviously newly taken.

Here’s the full size version of the Third Doctor’s cover.

Finally, have you noticed that all 12 covers join together to form a long single image?