Profiles in History’s latest auction contains the aforementioned head, Anakin and Obi-Wan lightsabers from AOTC and TPM, and the Grail tablet from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Win lunch with Harrison Ford
Bid on ebay for a chat with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones star for charity. Current high bid is $3,550! (Thanks to Michelle for the tip!)
Raiding Hollywood’s closet
Samuel L. Jackson’s stunt lightsaber from AOTC and the Staff of Ra headpiece from Raiders of the Lost Ark are among the items in the latest Profiles in History auction. The big tickets are Christopher Reeve’s Superman costume from the 1978 film, and Val Kilmer’s Batman suit (is that the one with the nipples?) from Batman Forever.
Obi-wan’s cloak goes for £54,000
That comes out to more than $100,000 American. The cloak, worn by Sir Alec Guinness in Star Wars, was estimated at £40,000.
Just how much is that sacred cloth worth?
Have you been saving your pounds? The time is rapidly approaching for the auction of notable British film costumes on March 6th.
Sir Alec Guinness’ Jedi robe, previously humiliated by being offered up as a monk’s robe rental, is expected to fetch £60,000.
That’s a lot of action figures!
Bring me the head of R2-D2!
An Artoo ‘hero dome’ used in Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, authenticated by Kenny Baker, will go on sale at a live eBay auction on December 15th. Bidding starts at a cool $100,000.
Ho ho ho!
Life-sized Jabba the Hutt on eBay. I’d tell you more, but it’s not in English. I can tell you it’s a pretty good likeness. (via Jedinet)