Phil Tippett Collection Black Scorpion Head | BLACK SCORPION, THE (1957)

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Sold Stock #127298 | Sold Sept 10 2020

BLACK SCORPION, THE (1957)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2020

Phil Tippett Collection: Black Scorpion Head

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This lot will be sold on Wednesday August 26th (day 1 of the auction.) Lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1 (lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A black scorpion head from Edward Ludwig's sci-fi horror film The Black Scorpion. Giant scorpions terrorized Mexico after being unleashed from the Earth by volcanic activity. This scorpion puppet head was designed by stop-motion pioneer Willis O'Brien for animation sequences involving the scorpions. The piece comes from the collection of fellow visual effects artist Phil Tippett.

This head is constructed of ridged resin painted brown and black and inset on the bottom with metal screws for affixing to a puppet body.

The head is in fair overall condition with some broken resin and chipped paint throughout. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.

Dimensions: 3" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" (7.75 cm x 6.5 cm x 4 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity