This month in West London, over 850 film & TV props go under the hammer. You’ve seen them on screen - maybe more than once - without even knowing it. Here’s the twist: we can’t say which productions. You guess, we’ll stay quiet. Clues and riddles included.
Two days. One vault. A lifetime of stories.
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
19TH CENTURY
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
19TH CENTURY
The minute you pick one up, you realise every scratch was directed.
- Spencer Jordan, Managing Director, The Eccentric Trading Company
MID 19TH CENTURY
CIRCA 1930
19TH CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL
19TH CENTURY
Every great film hides its secrets in plain sight and now it's your turn to play detective. We've crafted a series of riddles, each tied to a real prop from an iconic film or TV series. No film names. No giveaways. Just clues, timestamps and your best guess.
Think you know your spy thriller from your period drama?
Prove it.
Sealed in wax, I waited on good manners. Read me aloud and someone will misread the heart.
Clue: Pastels. Draught. A nosebleed.*
Last seen in an embassy office with a sudden headache. Tall, dark, resin; paperweight turned action scene. Chase me down if you can.
Clue: Run, Run, as fast as you can.*
Here, the curriculum includes courage, and final exams arrive unannounced; some doors open to the right question rather than the right key.
Clue: Old keys. New oaths. Midnight corridors.*
Swipe to reveal how each prop transforms from studio-white to its dramatic role on set.
“A good prop is something you don’t notice — if you do, it’s wrong.”
- Spencer Jordan, Managing Director, The Eccentric Trading Company
* This work is a parody and homage. It is an independent creation and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any third party.
