- 2 Frassetto Way - Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
Auction will be In Person and Online on November 4th, 5th and 6th starting 11am EST on WillowAuctionHouse.com, Bidspirit.com, Hibid.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Bidsquare, and Invaluable.com.
Behind the Curtain: The Tony Walton Collection includes more than 700 lots from the estate of theatre and film designer Tony Walton. Day two of this three day sale picks up with Walton's work on the 1981 Broadway production of Sophisticated Ladies through the end of his career in 2018.
Highlights include the original artwork for both the show scrim and poster for Sophisticated Ladies, original set and costumed design artwork, and scale set models for Woman of the Year, The Real Thing, Hurlyburly and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and more. Set models and artwork for 1987's Anything Goes, as well as 1992's Guys and Dolls are also among the highlights.
Walton also designed the sets for the long-running A Christmas Carol, which ran every December from 1994-2003 at The Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden. Scale set models, as well as original set design artwork for the show round out day two.
Willow Auction House is proud to present Behind the Curtain: The Tony Walton Collection. For more than 60 years, Tony Walton designed costumes and sets for some of Broadway’s most notable productions, including Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, and Guys and Dolls. A Tony, Oscar and Emmy Award winner, he also worked on films such as All That Jazz and The Wiz, and designed for off-Broadway and regional theater productions, ballets and operas.
Willow Auction House packs and ships select items in house, please see shipping details for more information. The buyer is responsible for ALL packing & shipping charges. Pick-ups are by appointment only and need to be scheduled. Willow Auction House must be notified in writing if anyone other than the winning bidder is picking up the lot. When picking up, please note the Warehouse location says "All Wrapped Up" with a green awning. Please make sure to bring ALL necessary packing supplies, paper, and boxes to pack your winning items. Please also bring enough manpower to be able to lift and remove your winning items. A loading dock is available.
Please call our offices at 862-895-5700 to confirm pick-up hours, as they are subject to change without notice.
Please note: We require items to be picked up or shipped within 3 weeks from the auction date. Items not picked up or shipped within 3 weeks will incur a $10 a day storage fee per lot. Any items not shipped or picked up within 4 weeks from the auction will be considered forfeited and will become house property or be donated.
SHIPPING DETAILS
Invoice must be paid in full before requesting shipping information. Once the invoice is paid in full, shipping and pick up communications will be sent via our Shipping program, "Shipping Saint".
Small items will be shipped by USPS, FedEx, UPS, or a comparative service. We offer buyers of larger items (furniture, rugs, large artwork) our services if they are within our shipping limits. Larger items outside our shipping capacity, we will assist in securing a third-party shipper. Buyers are also welcome to use a shipper of their choice.
Any gold, silver or other precious metal or stone items valued at $500 or more will be held for 45 days from the payment date if paid via credit card, or PayPal. If you would like to avoid this hold, please make payment with cash, cashier's check, wire transfer, Venmo, or Zelle.
JEWELRY, GOLD, SILVER, OR OTHER PRECIOUS MATERIALS POLICY:
Any lots of jewelry, gold, silver, or other precious material purchased for $500 or more and any coins, must be held for 45 days from payment date to avoid fraud. This is especially true for any items purchased for more than melted value. We offer a wire transfer or cash payment option, if the buyer wishes to receive the lot(s) sooner.
