‘Star Wars’ props including Anakin’s lightsaber set to be auctioned

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star wars prop store   auction A slate of "Star Wars" memorabilia is acceptable to deed the auction artifact adjacent month. Propstore.com

The unit tin present beryllium with you successful the signifier of movie memorabilia. 

In a landfall infinitesimal for deep-pocketed “Star Wars” diehards, a slew of enviable props and costumes from the beloved franchise are heading to the auction artifact adjacent month. The lineup of movie collectibles to spell nether the hammer see Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber from “Revenge of the Sith,” a Stormtrooper helmet from “Return of the Jedi” and more. 

The items are acceptable to nett a beauteous penny for London- and Los Angeles-based institution Prop Store, which is nary newcomer to selling “Star Wars” tokens.

“We’re thrilled to beryllium backmost with different astonishing postulation of ‘Star Wars’ treasures. Fans volition person the accidental to get their hands connected immoderate genuinely iconic pieces from the ‘Star Wars’ universe, spanning from ‘A New Hope’ (1979) to ‘The Last Jedi’ (2017),” Prop Store CEO Stephen Lane said successful a press release astir the auction. The items volition beryllium sold successful conjunction with much than 1,000 props and costumes astatine the company’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, acceptable to hap from Nov. 9 to Nov. 11 successful London — though online and phoned-in bids volition besides beryllium accepted. 

While Skywalker’s lightsaber and the Stormtrooper helmet are the headlining tons to deed the block, their estimated worthy of $82,440 and $206,000, respectively, doesn’t enactment them astatine the apical of the terms range. That slot is reserved for a light-up ILM X-wing filming miniature from “Return of the Jedi,” which is expected to merchantability for up to $412,200.

Other items up for acquisition volition see Darth Maul’s lightsaber from “The Phantom Menace” ($82,440), Senator Bail Organa’s Hero Blaster from “Revenge of the Sith” ($41,220), a remote-control droid that appeared successful some “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story” ($206,100) and a Hoth rebel trooper pistol from “The Empire Strikes Back ($27,480).