"Alan Rickman's obsessive attention to detail is revealed in the copious annotations he made on all his scripts, as a number of film-related items from the late actor's personal collections are put up for auction including screenplays from Die Hard and Harry Potter. Propstore, the Los Angeles and London-based auction firm that specialises in entertainment industry memorabilia and recently sold a Star Wars lightsaber for 2.7m, is staging a three-day sale in which a number of lots originating from the Alan Rickman archive will be available."
"According to the auctioneers, Rickman, who died in 2016, maintained a habit of keeping scripts and other associated items in plastic boxes individual to each film. The most highly valued lot (estimated at 30,000-60,000) appears to be Rickman's collection from his film-acting debut, the 1988 thriller Die Hard, in which he played German terrorist Hans Gruber to great acclaim. These include a shooting script, containing many of Rickman's handwritten notes and alternative dialogue suggestions, a call sheet, press packs, and Rickman's invitation to the film's gala preview in London."
"Arguably Rickman remains best known for his role as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, appearing in all eight films between 2001 and 2011, and a number of items of his work are up for sale. Among these are a gold-plated pocket watch given to cast and crew of Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone (estimate: 2,000-4,000), his own set of Harry Potter novels (estimate 1,000-2,000), a Snape toy figure in its original packaging (estimate: 500-1,000) and a hand-drawn Halloween message to Rickman from Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley (estimate: 2,000-4,000)."
Alan Rickman's obsessive attention to detail is evidenced by copious annotations on his scripts. Propstore, a Los Angeles and London-based auction firm specialising in entertainment memorabilia, is staging a three-day sale featuring items from Rickman's personal archive. Rickman maintained a habit of keeping scripts and associated items in individual plastic boxes for each film. The highest-valued lot is his Die Hard collection (estimated 30,000-60,000), which includes a shooting script with handwritten notes, a call sheet, press packs and a gala invitation. Additional lots include a prop $100,000 Treasury note, a Harry Potter gold-plated pocket watch, his set of novels, a Snape toy and a hand-drawn Halloween message from Rupert Grint.
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