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Okay. Today we’ve got stuff up for auction that, doesn’t really fit into any of the other blogs.
Among other things, we’ve got limited edition art from Neil Gaiman and Vincent Chong, signed bookplates from Pratchett and Robert Jordan, and the Arkenstone.
Yeah. Seriously. The Arkenstone.
- AUCTION: The Arkenstone replica from Badali Jewelry.
The folks at Badali Jewelry, the folks that created the Eolian’s talent pipes for me, have been officially licensed by Middle-earth Enterprises to create a replica of the Arkenstone of Thrain.
Your Akenstone replica is made of fine K9 Crystal treated with an Aurora Borealis plating to give the stone a magical glow. The stone is nestled on a black velvet pillow inside a Dwarven crafted chest. The runes on the outside of the chest read Arkenstone, written in the same Dwarvish runes found on Thorin’s Map.
Many thanks to Badali Jewelry for this cool donation.
You can bid on this Arkenstone replica here.
- AUCTION: Miss Austen Literary Pin-up Giclee by Lee Moyer.
In this numbered giclee print, (#2 of 4) by Lee Moyer we have the early version of the art that eventually became November’s pin-up in the calendar we printed up for this year’s fundraiser.
For more details or to bid on the auction you can click over here.
- AUCTION: Signed bookplate by Robert Jordan.
This bookplate bears the signature of Robert Jordan, the late author of the Wheel of Time series as well as many other books.
Rare for obvious reasons, this Wheel of Time bookplate was donated to Worldbuilders by a long-time Robert Jordan fan.
Bonus! This bookplate includes Brandon Sanderson’s signature. He is authoring the remainder of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
You can bid on this over here.
- AUCTION: Signed bookplate by Sir Terry Prachett, OBE.
This is a signed bookplate by Sir Terry Prachett, OBE. It bears a black and white copy of Terry Prachett’s coat of arms, granted to him by the College of Arms in 2010 when he was knighted.
The motto means “Do not fear the Reaper.”
You can bid on this cool Prachett bookplate over here.
- AUCTION: One 35mm Vintage Film Cell from The Last Unicorn film.
This is a vintage film cell from the classic animated movie, The Last Unicorn, animated by Rankin/Bass, the same production company that produced the original animated Hobbit.
Donated by Conlan Press, this unmounted film cell comes packaged in a clear envelope signed by Peter S. Beagle, who wrote both the novel and the screenplay for the movie.
You can find more information about the film cells on Peter Beagle’s web page and newsletter.
You can bid on this auction over here.
- AUCTION: Touched Twice Scent inspired by Peter’s S. Beagle’s book The Last Unicorn by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.
In keeping with our Last Unicorn theme, we have one 5ml bottle of Touched Twice, a perfume created by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab to commemorate the Saturday, August 6th screening of The Last Unicorn/signing with author Peter S. Beagle.
This scent was only available during the signing for four hours. It will never be available again.
This was the very last bottle of the scent Black Phoenix had, and they were nice enough to give it to us for our fundraiser.
For more details, or to bid on this auction, click here.
- AUCTION: The Damnation Game Limited Edition Bookmark by Vincent Chong.
Only 150 of these limited edition bookmarks were made. Cast in sterling silver, it is from Vincent Chong’s Illustrated Design Collection.
This special edition bookmark is smithed by Goldsmith Master Dougal Hazel, based on the artwork originally created by Vincent Chong for the Polish edition of Clive Barker’s first novel, The Damnation Game. It comes with a Damnation Game card that is autographed by Vincent Chong.
We got this gorgeous donation from Worldbuilder supporters Vincent Chong, Keith Brunkard, and Doug Hazel. Thanks much!
For more details, or to bid on this auction, click here.
- AUCTION: A signed print of Thackery Lane by award-winning artist Vincent Chong.
Vincent Chong, five-time recipient of the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist, has sent Worldbuilders this gorgeous print of Thackery Lane. The original commission for this piece was as book cover art for The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell.
This print measures 11 ¾ inches by 16 ½ inches and is signed by Vincent Chong.
You may learn more about Vincent and view his work by visiting his website or his blog.
To bid on this print, click here.
- AUCTION: A signed print of The Devil’s Tune by award-winning artist Vincent Chong.
Here we have a signed print of The Devil’s Tune by Vincent Chong. This print measures 11 ¾ inches by 16 ½ inches. The original commission for this piece was as book endpaper art for Horns by Joe Hill.
To bid on this print, click here.
- AUCTION: Limited Neil Gaiman print: “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.”
This limited edition, 12″ x 18″ print by Camilla d’Errico shows us a dreamy interpretation of the otherworldly “girls” from Neil Gaimain’s Hugo nominated short story How to Talk to Girls at Parties. If you’d like, you can read the story here.
The print run on these was limited, and the few that remain are only being sold for charity.
This work of art measures 12″ x 18″ and was graciously donated by Neil Gaiman and Neverwear.
You can bid over here.
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If you’d like to see all the auctions Worldbuilders is currently running, you can find them over here.
Or, if you want to see all the other items that have been donated to Worldbuilders, or just learn more about the fundraiser itself, you head over to the main page.
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