LOOK: Vintage Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets may fetch up to PhP7-12M!
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Are you willing to shell out 7 million or 12 million pesos for vintage Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets? Find out why they're super expensive HERE:
Santa Claus and Rudolph are two of the most iconic Christmas characters that have inspired countless Christmas movies, decorations, and toys.
But among possibly millions of toys in existence, there are two Santa Claus and Rudolph-inspired puppets that are a bit more special than the rest.
They're up for auction starting November 13 and are estimated to fetch anywhere from PhP7-12 million!
The Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets up for auction starting November 13. / Source: Profiles in History
So, what makes these Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets so special?
They were used for the filming of the 1964 stop-motion animation Christmas TV special titled Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
The six-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inch-tall Santa Claus puppets are both from the collection of Peter Lutrario, a known collector of 1960s Hollywood TV shows memorabilia. These will be sold together by auction house Profiles in History beginning November 13, 2020, at 11 AM, PST.
The Santa Claus puppet / Source: Profiles in History
The puppets were created by Japanese puppet maker Ichiro Komuro. They're made of wood, wire, cloth, leather, and yak hair.
The puppets remained with production company Rankin/Bass Productions until the early 1970s.
When they moved their office, company co-founder, Arthur Rankin, Jr., gave the puppets to his secretary Barbara Adams as a gift.
She then passed them along to her nephew, who kept the puppets under his possession until deciding to sell them to a collector in 2005.
The Rudolph puppet / Source: Profiles in History
In 2006, the Rudolph and Santa Claus puppets went through some light restoration works.
They had to replace Rudolph's nose bulb and some electrical wirings, and they also had to change the white fur ball on the tip of Santa Claus's hat and the yak hair on one side of his moustache.
The Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets in the iconic 1960s Christmas TV special / Source: Profiles in History
The Christmas TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become both a classic and a holiday tradition for baby boomers, their children, and even their grandchildren.
So, the original Rudolph and Santa Claus puppets used for filming it truly have great significance for those who grew up watching it during the Yuletide season.
We are incredibly honored to announce our Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Auction featuring the original screen used "Rudolph" and "Santa" stop motion puppets from the 1964 holiday classic! 🦌🏻
-- Profiles In History (@pihauctions) October 17, 2020
As a set, they are projected to go for $150,000-$250,000! pic.twitter.com/IkWguM4FyW
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