{"id":41802,"date":"2026-02-26T00:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41802"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:04:31","slug":"1-550-iconic-film-tv-pieces-to-go-under-the-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41802","title":{"rendered":"1, 550 iconic film, TV pieces to go under the hammer"},"content":{"rendered":"
The collection of around 1,550 pieces of film and TV history will go under the hammer over three days from March 25, with in-room bidding on the first day only at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

From props to costumes, a selection of the memorabilia will also go on show for a day \u2014\u00a0on March 11 \u2014\u00a0at The Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel.<\/p>\n

The lots, which also include the so-called Marauder’s Map from the “Harry Potter” films, have a combined pre-sale estimate of $9 million, according to Propstore, the auctioneers staging the sale.<\/p>\n

It noted that buyers from around the world, who increasingly utilise online bidding, were forging a new global collectors market.<\/p>\n

“We’re seeing 20 to 30 percent more engagement, more registration, more people bidding,” Ibrahim Faraj, Propstore’s UK consignments manager, explained at a media preview of some British-based items before they headed to California.<\/p>\n

“It’s growing bigger and it’s the new, modern thing people are collecting now.”<\/p>\n

‘Star Wars history’<\/p>\n

The fibreglass C-3PO head worn by “Star Wars” stalwart Anthony Daniels in “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) is near the top of the pricing charts, with an estimate of $350,000 to $700,000.<\/p>\n

Featuring illuminated eyes in the film, and with original wiring in the right socket, this particular C-3PO head boasts several unique features including a forehead antenna.<\/p>\n

“These things rarely come up… so it’s quite exciting,” Faraj said.<\/p>\n

Another “Star Wars” piece of memorabilia on offer is the lightsaber hilt from “The Force Awakens,” which is valued at up to $100,000.<\/p>\n

“This is no ordinary lightsaber,” he noted, branding it “the Skywalker” version as it was used by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Rey (Daisy Ridley).<\/p>\n

They rediscover it in the 2015 installment after prior generations wield it \u2014\u00a0albeit another model \u2014\u00a0in earlier franchise films.<\/p>\n

“It’s arguably one of the most important pieces in ‘Star Wars’ history,” Faraj argued.<\/p>\n

‘Absolutely brilliant’<\/p>\n

The harpoon gun wielded by Quint (Robert Shaw) and Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 favourite “Jaws” is expected to generate similar buzz.<\/p>\n

Estimated to fetch up to $500,000, it is being offered alongside Quint’s Fenwick fishing rod and reel, which featured during the film’s early shark encounter scenes.<\/p>\n

The rod is priced at up to $150,000, with Propstore branding the two props “the most significant artifacts to ever surface from the movie” at auction.<\/p>\n

The jacket from the 1984 cult classic “The Terminator” will require similarly deep pockets, with a price estimate of $75,000 to $150,000.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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