Star Wars villain Darth Vader’s gloves and Superman costume will be among the popular items featured in films, TV series and music tracks at Propstor’s annual auction that will be broadcast live next month.
The auction, which will be held this year in person after a pause due to the Corona pandemic, includes an expanded list of more than 1,500 items with a total value of about 11 million pounds ($12.3 million).
“This year’s auction is going to be bigger than ever. We’ve added about 500 lots plus another day’s allocation,” Propstor CEO Stephen Lin told Reuters.
Highlights of the auction include the full Superman costume that actor Christopher Reeve wore in the Superman films from 1978-1987, Vader’s black gloves that appeared in the first Star Wars movie in 1977, and the Bible version that hid the rock hammer in the movie The Shawshank Redemption) or “The Shawshank Redemption” in 1994.
The auction also offers a print copy of the first edition of the 2001 novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” and the pilot’s helmet Little Nellie that actor Sean Connery wore in 1967 in “You Only Live Twice” or “You Only Live Twice” in the James Bond series of films. .
Music memorabilia will also be auctioned as a new category this year, with a day dedicated to it.
Lynn chose a guitar played by Noel Gallagher on the “Be Here Now” album and tour, or “Be Here Now” to be the main item in the auction. Its price is estimated at between 300,000 and 500,000 dollars.
Music fans will also be able to bid on the astronaut costume that singer David Bowie wore during the Ashes to Ashes music video, an application for a gun license signed by the late Elvis Presley, and a track list handwritten by Dave Grohl. As part of a tour entitled “Never Mind” by Nirvana Music Band. Lin, who has been collecting pieces and fashion for more than 30 years, said the current economic climate is boosting sales.
He added that the auction organized by Propstor last June in Los Angeles broke records, as two thousand pieces were sold for more than ten million dollars.
“It’s very interesting, we just saw this happen in 2007 and 2008 during the global financial crisis… People are looking for fixed assets and holdings like this to invest their money in,” he said.
The Propstor Entertainment memorabilia auction will be held at the BAFTA Film Academy in central London, and bidding will also be available online or by phone, from 3-6 November.
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