Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African–born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. More about Basil Rathbone
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Rathbone frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role was that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included roles on Broadway, as well as self-ironic film and television work. In 1948, he shared the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play with two others. He was also nominated for two Academy Awards and was honoured with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.In total, we tracked 97 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Basil Rathbone (Basil Rathbone Letter Signed Sherlock Holmes Content!) was sold in June 2012 for $1500.00 while the cheapest item (BASIL RATHBONE HAND SIGNED CUT) found a new owner for $5.00 in December 2009. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2020 with an average selling price of $150.00 for an autographed item of Basil Rathbone. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2011 with $1025.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was December 2009. In average, an autographed item from Basil Rathbone is worth $150.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Basil Rathbone were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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(11) 1943 Universal SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH Still LOT Basil Rathbone SIGNED | $243.61 | ||
15 Universal Basil Rathbone VOICE OF TERROR Sherlock Holmes SIGNED Evelyn Ankers | $340.68 | ||
BASIL RATHBONE Autograph Signed Album Page Actor SHERLOCK HOLMES Died-1967 | $139.13 | ||
Basil Rathbone Autographed Vintage Album Page Hollywood Movie Actor JSA Letter | $200.99 | ||
Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes Signed Photograph | $75.00 | ||
Basil Rathbone Signed & Endorsed Check Vintage Rare Sherlock Holmes | $66.55 | ||
Basil Rathbone Signed 1948 GPC Postcard Movie Star BGS Beckett Certified | $424.15 | ||
Signed photo of Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes with deerstalker and pipe | $25.00 | ||
Vintage Basil Rathbone Autograph | $140.00 | ||
“Sincerely Basil Rathbone” Autographed Photograph - Sherlock Holmes - Rare Item | $275.00 |