King Kong (1933) Stop-Motion Armature
- Maker
- Willis O'Brien / RKO
- Year
- 1933
- Rank
- 103 of 100
King Kong (1933) Stop-Motion Armature
King Kong (1933) Stop-Motion Armature by Willis O'Brien / RKO (1933) is ranked 103 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $200,000 on 24 November 2009. The skeleton of the original Kong — a cornerstone of special-effects history.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The skeleton of the original Kong — a cornerstone of special-effects history.
22-inch steel stop-motion armature used to animate the original King Kong
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $200,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 24 November 2009
Christie's London. ~$200,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08