A collection of costumes and props, ranging from the head of a Star Wars droid, C-3PO, to the costume worn by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Titanic, is set to be auctioned off in a sale of movie and television memorabilia valued at approximately $14.6 million next month.
This year, Propstore is auctioning off over 1,800 pieces of entertainment memorabilia at their annual live auction from November 9 to 12. At the forefront of the auction, Propstore anticipates a sale exceeding £12 million (approximately S$20 million). Notably, included in the items for sale is the illuminated headgear worn by actor Anthony Daniels in his portrayal of C-3PO in Star Wars: A New Hope, with an estimated value ranging from £500,000 to £1 million.
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According to Reuters, "We have his complete archive from his time of working on the Star Wars films so that includes some of the props and body components and parts, his head, his hands, his feet," said Propstore founder Stephen Lane
For sale some of the costumes in Titanic that DiCaprio wore include a shirt, waistcoat and trousers DiCaprio wore in Titanic (100,000 to 200,000 pounds), Honey Ryder's bathrobe as worn by Ursula Andress in Dr No (70,000 to 140,000 pounds) and Johnny Depp's stunt costume from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (50,000 to 100,000 pounds).
Other Props include-
- Harrison Ford's bullwhip from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (100,000 to 200,000 pounds),
- Nightmare on Elm Street character Freddy Krueger's hero metal glove armature and
- Hand-drawn schematic (200,000 to 400,000 pounds) and
- Tom Hanks' sneakers from Forrest Gump (15,000 to 30,000 pounds).
- Other lots include Stanley Kubrick's hand-annotated shooting script for The Shining (30,000 to 60,000 pounds)
- A coat worn by Marlon Brando in The Godfather (25,000 to 50,000 pounds).
Lane quoted," The demand is growing and we're seeing things travel all over the world...and they're bought by passionate fans and lovers of the movies, collectors," he said. "But some of these items also end up in museums and studio archives as well."
Propstore is pleased to announce our London Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction is back, with almost 1,800 lots of amazing entertainment memorabilia!
Register now at https://t.co/JCpop6hiy6 to get early access to the full catalog 48 hours before general release!
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