E.T. no home: Original model of movie alien doesn't sell at auction
- Sotheby's in New York announced that an original model of E.T. Did not sell at auction on Thursday.
- The model, created for Steven Spielberg's 1982 film, came from Carlo Rambaldi's collection.
- This E.T. Model stands a little over a meter high, and is one of three used in the film.
- Before the sale, Cassandra Hatton said the model embodied pre-CGI artistry; a sketch sold for over $53,000.
- Despite expectations and Hatton's comments, the E.T. Model failed to find a buyer; a similar automaton sold for $2.56 million in 2022.
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E.T. no home: Original model of movie alien doesn't sell at auction
An original model of E.T., created for Steven Spielberg's beloved film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," did not find a buyer after being put up for auction, Sotheby's auction house in New York said Thursday.

E.T., no home: Original model of movie alien doesn't sell at auction
An original model of E.T., created for Steven Spielberg's beloved film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," did not find a buyer after being put up for auction, Sotheby's auction house in New York said Thursday.
Original model of movie alien E.T. doesn't sell at auction
An original model of E.T., created for Steven Spielberg's beloved film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," did not find a buyer after being put up for auction, Sotheby's auction house in New York said Thursday. The piece, a little over a meter high and which had been estimated to fetch between $600,000…
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