"Star Wars" lightsaber, "Wizard of Oz" witch hat and more iconic film props going up for auction
Bidding on the never-auctioned prop starts at $1 million, while Heritage Auctions also offers memorabilia from The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka and The Big Lebowski.
- Heritage Auctions announced the Entertainment Signature Auction scheduled for July 13-17, showcasing cinematic and musical artifacts spanning decades of entertainment history.
- A lightsaber wielded by Luke Skywalker in 'The Empire Strikes Back' headlines the event, with bidding opening at $1 million for the prop featuring a severed hand effects rig.
- Bidding starts at $100,000 for Margaret Hamilton's Wicked Witch of the West hat from 'The Wizard of Oz,' while John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for 'If I Fell' open at $500,000.
- The auction also includes rugs from 'The Big Lebowski,' essential to the film's plot, with bids opening at $15,000 apiece, alongside Sylvester Stallone's boxing boots from 'Rocky III.'
- Executive vice president Joe Maddalena stated the collection represents the full spectrum of entertainment history, including Gene Wilder's top hat from 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
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A light saber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand of “The Empire Strikes Back” that could reach a seven-digit figure, heads up a upcoming auction of valuable items from movies, music, and other corners of pop culture.
"I am your father," Darth Vader said as he severed the hand of his son Luke. The emperor's apprentice confronted him during the final scene of "The Empire Strikes Back," the fifth installment of the Star Wars franchise. And it is the lightsaber wielded by Luke Skywalker that will be auctioned for $1 million. The prop also includes a mechanism resembling a severed hand. "This mechanism consists of a cast resin wrist piece, hidden under the sleeve…
Luke Skywalker’s saber and Rocky Balboa’s boots will be for sale at this upcoming auction
A light saber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of valuables from movies, music and other corners of pop culture.The Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions announced Tuesday and held July 13-17 also includes hats from “The Wizard of Oz” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” hoverboards from “Back to …
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