Gold & Slilversmith Halfdan Hansen writes: You may remember back in April posting a news item about the auction by Sotheby’s of one of the unique prototype rings that my father Jens Hansen had created during the One Ring design process. That ring actually sold for $5750USD – and my brother & I have been persuaded to release one more of prototypes to auction. [more]
Day: September 4, 2003
Gold & Slilversmith Halfdan Hansen writes: You may remember back in April posting a news item about the auction by Sotheby’s of one of the unique prototype rings that my father Jens Hansen had created during the One Ring design process. That ring actually sold for $5750USD – and my brother & I have been persuaded to release one more of prototypes to auction.
Jens Hansen, designer and creator of the ‘One Ring’, worked closely with Dan Hennah, Academy Award nominated Supervising Art Director, in the quest to design the perfect ring. This prototype was handmade by Jens Hansen and is only one of seven known remaining silver prototypes. Each prototype has a different shape and represented the evolution of the design process as the movie makers and my father searched for the perfect design to be used for filming. This ring is especially significant as it was the first prototype ever made and thus represents the first physical expression in metal of the creative process.
This auction finishes September 13th and you can view online here. The ring is Lot #433 in Auction #11539 at autographs.com/auctions/
Today DarkHorizons.com is reporting that a trailer for The Return of the King might get a September 26th internet debut. This seems to fit in with other rumors we have heard over the past few months, so keep you eyes open!
Jonathan writes: From October, fans here in the UK will be able to collect scale, hand-painted lead models of the main characters from the movies. The first in the series is Gandalf the White and will be accompanied by a comprehensive booklet…and all for an introductory price of £2.99; thereafter the price is set at £6.99 every fortnight. If you place a subscription, collectors will receive an exclusive Ringwraith on steed PLUS a display base. [More]
ShawnF emailed us with the following bit from Yahoo! Movies: “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” starring Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, earned a record $22.89 million during its first five days on rental store shelves, according to estimates from Video Store magazine research. [More]