Bidding on Hollywood history

Megan Mahn Miller, from left, Dechlan Haughian and Martin Nolan take calls from bidders during an auction at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Tim Luke auctions off Hollywood celebrity memorabilia at a Beverly Hills sale. Some of the items available: shirts worn by Ice-T’s bulldogs, a gown worn by Carole Lombard, and buoys from the show “Baywatch.”  (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Participants bid for Hollywood celebrity memorabilia during a two-day auction at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills.

Auctioneer Michael Doyle, left, speaks with Martin Nolan, the Beverly Hills-based company’s executive director, during an event in April that sold items from early Hollywood movies and from “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

AJ Palmgren, right, attends an auction in Beverly Hills. He won the front bumper of a KITT car from the 1980s television series “Knight Rider.” He figured at $4,000, it was a bargain.  (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Auctioneer Tim Luke solicits bids during the auction.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

A bidder raises his paddle at an auction of Hollywood items. The auction included costume pieces from the 1937 MGM film “The Good Earth” and a corduroy ensemble worn by Mary Pickford in the 1921 movie “Little Lord Fauntleroy.”  (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Auctioneer Tim Luke solicits bids at the auction in Beverly Hills. One dress, a pale green beaded gown worn by actress Carole Lombard, sold for $27,500 to a telephone bidder.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

A giant statue of David Hasselhoff was set to be auctioned in Beverly Hills. But before the first bid, the item was pulled. Turns out, the actor had grown attached to the prop and decided to keep it.

Warehouse manager Ricardo Limon and fashion and costumes specialist Jennifer Lorenzi lay out a “test dress” from “The Wizard of Oz.”  (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)

Julien’s Auctions warehouse manager Ricardo Limon displays David Hasselhoff’s denim cartoon jacket during the auction in Beverly Hills.   (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)