Mid-Century Motion Picture Graphic / Animation Stand As Sculpture. Rare. ON SALE

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Mid-Century Motion Picture Graphic / Animation Stand As Sculpture. Rare. ON SALE

About the Item

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: This Antique May Qualify For Our GALLERY WIDE ~EXTRA~ 10-25% OFF SALE, Going On NOW. Please Inquire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval is this circa Mid-Century Bolex Paillard Animation / Titling stand. This is a vintage piece, with all Swiss made components. A vintage Bolex camera is included as is the original factory wood case / trunk with dozens of accessories including the pictured original Bolex Paillard animation alignment grid. Unbelievable sculpture potential. Lots of chrome, stainless and high grade silver colored baked on paint. The whole unit including the well articulated (six way) side lights and spring loaded tape measure for camera height and focus, work correctly. The lights offer a beautiful illumination for display using lower wattage warm household lamps. Still can be used by a filmmaker or videomaker to do titling, animation and special effects. Will accommodate other cameras for use or for a unique sculpture display. A very rare piece that appears to be new and unused. Superb Swiss made quality. Stored for decades in the original wooden trunk case, that appears handmade and seems to have wonderful display value on its own with the custom fitted raw natural wood interior finish. No mildew odor or rot. No damage. Will be sold cleaned and polished. This basic piece of Bolex Paillard equipment was designed by Bolex in the late 1940s and continued to be advanced in complication through the following decade. Few were sold due to high cost. Stands a full 40 inches tall on the floor and even taller if table or pedestal mounted. Offered as a wonderfully impressive display artifact sculpture for studio, home, office or in a collection. A true vintage Motion Picture Film artifact of the mid-20th century. As with all of our pieces, a signed and sealed Certificate Of Authenticity is included with your purchase. ~Like artifacts of an ancient civilization - these rare legends of early Motion Picture and related production equipment technology - have a secure and appreciating place in history.~ NOTE: Our selling prices are usually pre discounted and intended to be at 'Designer Net' and 'To The Trade' price levels. However, we ALWAYS welcome discussions and exploration of your budgetary requirements and how we MAY be able to help meet those cost targets with ADDITIONAL discounts or courtesies. About CinemaAntiques: CinemaAntiques has dedicated workshops, warehouses and galleries in Dallas Texas USA where we prepare, display and sell our rare Motion Picture equipment antiques. Our Cinema Antiques are perfect for display in residential, industrial and museum settings. Collectors and museums worldwide are some of our clients. Our antiques also offer a unique sculpture look that is one of a kind and awe inspiring. We offer one of the most complete and accurately curated selections of authentic Cinema Antiques, for sale, in the world. Many of our items were used in actual Hollywood Feature Motion Pictures, and we can only imagine the Movie Stars and entertainment Giants that paraded in front of these lights and cameras. As decorative “sculpture” or authentic Hollywood Cinema and Entertainment Memorabilia, our Cinema Antiques offer both a collectible and historical piece of the Hollywood Movie Industry, while at the same time presenting as an artistic and industrial piece of sculpture for your home, business or collection. All items sold and offered are presented as fairly and honestly as possible and we invite buyers to visit our Gallery prior to purchase, to view any antiques of interest. We offer a signed and sealed Certificate of Authenticity with all antique items sold. We have been active collectors and curators of vintage Motion Picture Equipment for over 49 years. During this time we have amassed a superb and rare ongoing collection of antique: movie cameras, Hollywood studio lights, film studio audio / microphones and other highly collectible artifacts of the Hollywood Film Production Industry. We have been selling collectible Cinema Antiques since 1969 and are experts in the field. We have done certified cinema movie equipment appraisals for Banks, have served as Expert Witnesses in the legal system and have given our expert guidance to various museums. We specialize in CERTIFIED Cinema Antiques and Artifacts Circa 1900 to 1969 and beyond, representing the Art Nouveau, Machine Age, Art Deco, Industrial Age and Mid Century Periods. We market these rare via our physical Dallas Gallery, and our online 1stdibs Gallery. All of our antiques are guaranteed to be as described and photographed. Our prices do not include shipping, packing and insurance, but we ship worldwide at the buyers expense and offer both proper cushion packing and full value insurance on all items shipped. Our prices do not include taxes or additional accessory items that may be available or show in some photographs. We offer partial or full refurbishment and various levels of restoration services at our Dallas Workshop. All antique items sold are carefully preserved, cleaned and gently prepared at no extra charge according to the wishes of our buyers. We prefer to offer original ‘preserved’ Cinema Antiques showing original patina and use from years of cinema production work. However, minor to full restoration is available at additional cost. We are quite pleased to offer additional photographs of any of our Cinema Antiques. Our inventory is regularly changing so please inquire after any special antiques you may be searching for. Our President and Curator, Bill Reiter, is always personally available to discuss your individual needs and queries. Bill is proud to have professional credentials and affiliations, as follows: -B.A. (Diplomate, Cinema, City University of New York), -D.P. (Director Of Photography), -S.O.C. (Member, Society of Operating Cameramen), -S.M.P.T.E. (Member, Society Of Motion Picture And Television Engineers), -S.I.A.V.T. (Diplomate, Sony Institute of Applied Video Technology) -INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA ARTS (Member, Board of Directors) -USA FILM SCHOOL (President) -PRO VIDEO and FILM EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Inc. 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NOTE: In the interest of antique presentation and historical accuracy, we do not alter or modify our electrical, optical, mechanical or electronic antiques, with the exception of some vintage light fixtures (which we DO correctly convert internally to modern electrical working household standards). Therefore some electrical and mechanical items MAY or may not perform and operate. We sell these as accurate display and collectible antique items. We suggest that these artifacts be used for display and not be operated. Please ask for more details on operability of our electrical and mechanical antiques if operability is a concern. We are ALWAYS here to help and offer many options for the proper presentation of your Cinema Antiques. Thank You.

Creator:
Bolex (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 19 in (48.26 cm)
Style:
Archaistic (In the Style Of)
Place of Origin:
Switzerland
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1950-1960
Condition:
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU137626999223