A selection of rare Star Wars props and costumes will lead a major sale of movie memorabilia in London this month.
The Prop Store auction takes place at the BFI IMAX cinema on September 26, and looks set to achieve more than £2 million.
Leading the sale is a piece of Star Wars history that didn’t appear in front of the camera – because it was the camera.
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Having helped film some of cinema’s most magical sequences of the past 35 years, the camera is now heading for the block with an estimate of £200,000 – £300,000 ($259,000 – $388,800).
For true Star Wars tech fans there’s also an original flatbed editing table used by George Lucas to cut scenes together during Empire’s post-production, estimated at £10,000 – £15,000 ($13,000 – $19,500).
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Hand-painted with a battle-scarred finish, and complete with its own astromech droid, the fighter is also fitted with lightbulbs in the nacelles to give the appearance of burning ion jet engines.
Screen-used spaceship models are amongst the most sought-after of all Star Wars memorabilia, and this rare Y-Wing is expected to sell for £100,000 – £200,000 ($169,000 – $259,000).
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The head was originally designed as a costume piece for actor Anthony Daniels, but the vacuum-formed plastic shrank during manufacture leaving it too small to wear comfortably.
It was then adapted by the ILM team, for use during shots of C3-P0 being dismantled by Cloud City scavengers. Still retaining much of its original metallic finish, the helmet comes with an estimate of £60,000 – £80,000 ($77,750 – $103,700).
Further top lots from a galaxy far, far away include an original Darth Vader helmet used during publicity tours and marketing of The Empire Strikes Back; and a Snowtrooper helmet and backpack made during production on the film in 1980.