OUR EXPERTS

Get to know the experts behind Studio Auctions. We engage independent third party authenticators for certain items.

JAMES SUPP

Antiques Roadshow

James Supp, frequently seen on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow, is an expert in authenticating props and costumes and is also a fine arts and antiques appraiser via his company, Coronado Trading Co. James has also provided appraisals and expert witness testimony at the State and Federal level.

James has acted as a consultant and broker to national and international auction houses.

As a private broker, James uses his national and international network of resources to find the best venues for his clients who are selling or buying fine art, antiques, jewelry, or memorabilia.

MARC WANAMAKER

Bison Archives

Marc Wanamaker is a renowned expert and consultant in film history who has worked in many facets of film production, exhibition, and research for several decades. Through his company, Bison Archives, he consults for motion picture and television productions, auction houses (providing authentication services), museums (including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), libraries, and other media and historical societies and institutions worldwide. He has advised on more than 100 films and has worked with leading directors including Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino on his film “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”. He is a published historian, lecturer, and teacher who taught film history at UCLA. Marc assisted in forming the American Film Institute facilities, the Los Angeles International Film Exposition and The American Cinematheque.