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'Most Impressive!' Darth Vader's Screen-Used 'Star Wars' Lightsaber Could Fetch $3 Million in September Auction
LOS ANGELES, JUL 15 – Darth Vader’s authentic hero lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is estimated to sell between $1 million and $3 million at Propstore’s rare auction.
- This September, Propstore will auction Darth Vader’s primary dueling lightsaber used in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in Los Angeles, marking the first public sale of this rare hero lightsaber.
- Owing to their scarcity, genuine lightsaber props from the original Star Wars trilogy, which coincides with the 45th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, are exceptionally rare.
- After decades in a private collection, the prop is authenticated through screen-matching and will tour London, New York, and Beverly Hills in August.
- The prop is expected to fetch, and Brandon Alinger called it `a grail-level piece`, noting it is one of just three surviving models from the original trilogy and could sell for $1 million to $3 million.
- This sale offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance, featuring Darth Vader’s hero lightsaber from climactic duels, and in 2022, Propstore sold a screen-matched X-Wing model for over $2.3 million.
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Star Wars lightsaber used by Darth Vader to go up for auction
The duelling prop used in the 1980s films Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi will go up for auction for the first time. The Star Wars lightsaber used by villain Darth Vader will go under the hammer for the first time. The weapon and duelling prop used in the 1980s films, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, will go up for auction in September. The live auction, hosted by memorabilia au…
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hive.newsDarth Vader’s lightsaber from original Star Wars trilogy to be auctioned off — expected to rake in up to $3 million
The lightsaber used by Darth Vader during the latter two films of the original "Star Wars" trilogy will be auctioned off alongside a slew of other memorabilia from the franchise and is expected to rake in millions, according to a report.
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