More than 1,800 lots are being sold at Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction this November including a screen-matched Stormtrooper helmet, used in the Jedi mind trick scene from Star Wars: A New Hope, expected to fetch at least £500,000.
The Star Wars helmet, which featured in the mind trick scene from the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, could fetch as much as £500,000 at the Propstore’s TV and film auction in mid-November.
It is one of more than 1,800 lots being auctioned, with other highlights of the sale including Michael Keaton’s display batsuit in 1992 film Batman Returns. That is expected to fetch between £100,000 and £200,000.
Another highlight is Captain Jack Sparrow’s hat, worn by Johnny Depp in the film Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), expected to fetch around £10,000 to £20,000.
Other props have been sourced from films including Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973), The Princess Bride (1987), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Thing (1982), Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966).
Among the TV props on sale is Lady Whistledown’s newspaper and token from Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) and Carrie Bradshaw’s bed, bedding and answerphone from hit US TV series Sex In The City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
Stephen Lane, founder and chief executive of Propstore, said: “Following our entertainment memorabilia live auction in Los Angeles this August where Indiana Jones’ hat achieved a record-breaking 630,000 dollars (£481,000), we are delighted to announce our UK sale.
“This event will feature truly remarkable items from cinematic legends, including the exceptional Ray Harryhausen Collection, with lots from the animator’s private archive.”
Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction will take place at BAFTA in London on November 14th and 15th, with online-only sessions taking place on days three and four, November 16th and 17th — happy hunting!
