Helen Hall is a rock memorabilia and film memorabilia expert, an appraiser and auctioneer. A former vice-president at

Christie's Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ...

, Hall now works with private collectors, musicians, film actors, directors, auction houses and museums all over the world to research, appraise, authenticate and value objects, manuscripts, clothing and instruments. Hall was Head of Entertainment Memorabilia at Christie's, New York. During her time at Christie's, Hall was involved in bringing to auction some collections and celebrity estates, including the personal property Of

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academ ...

(2004); 40 Years Of Star Trek (2006); The Estate Of

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades ...

(2006); The Estate Of

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Ha ...

(2007); The John Lennon Collection of “Magic” Alex Mardas (2004); The Star Wars Collection Of

John Mollo John Mollo (18 March 1931 – 25 October 2017) was a British costume designer and book author, most known for his Oscar-winning costume design for the ''Star Wars'' film series. He was the older brother of Andrew Mollo. Biography Mollo was bor ...

(2003);

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...

's Guitars in aid of the Crossroads Centre (1999 and 2004). As a Christie's auctioneer, Hall has been involved with artifacts such as Marlon Brando's script for ''

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'', John Lennon's hand-written lyrics for "Give Peace A Chance" and the drum from the cover of the

Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...

LP ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. In 2008, Hall launched DIG to work with musicians, actors, film directors, models, politicians and other personalities to research, preserve and archive their career-related assets. DIG provides Appraisals, Archival and Collection Management services. Privately, Helen has also brokered important sales of rock memorabilia, including

Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...

's Fender Mustang guitar and Sid Vicious' Swastika T-shirt.The Telegraph, May, 2010
Hall has also consulted for Christie's and

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auction houses and works closely with museums and institutions such as the

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, London; the

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, Cleveland and the Experience Music Project, Seattle.

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