Tag: Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions Sets New World Record as Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber Realizes $3.75 Million
Mark Hamill’s original screen-used Luke Skywalker lightsaber, wielded during the climactic Cloud City duel with Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back, sold for $3,750,000 on Wednesday establishing a new world auction record for a screen-used Star Wars prop.
Tom Jung Painting that Introduced Star Wars to the World Fetches $3.875M at Auction
The acrylic and airbrush painting by Tom Jung that introduced Star Wars to the world and appeared in newspaper advertisements on May 13th, 1977, which was subsequently reproduced as an iconic movie poster, sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million.
Princess Leia’s Return of the Jedi Bikini Goes for $175K at Auction
Princess Leia's bikini costume, worn by the late Carrie Fisher in 1983's Return of the Jedi, has sold for $175,000 at Heritage’s July Entertainment Auction, with a filming miniature of Gold Leader's Y-Wing from A New Hope selling for a whopping $1.55 million.
Lost Star Wars X-Wing Fighter Sells for Record $3.1 Million at Auction
An original 20-inch X-wing model used in the climatic space battle of A New Hope, thought to be lost, was sold at a Heritage Auction in Dallas for $3.1 million, setting a record for the most expensive Star Wars screen-used prop sold.
Lost Star Wars X-Wing Fighter Up for Auction
An original 20-inch X-wing model used in the climatic space battle of A New Hope, thought to be lost, is part of an upcoming Heritage Auction on October 14th-15th in Dallas, featuring items from the collection of late Oscar nominated model maker Greg Jein.