"The lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars film has sold for 2.7m at auction in Los Angeles. The prop, which also featured in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, was sold on Thursday, and is one of more than 400 authentic film props auctioned by Propstore, a movie memorabilia outlet, as part of their entertainment memorabilia live auction."
"The lightsaber was one of several props from science fiction films sold for a large sum during the auctions first day, with the Ressikan flute played by Sir Patrick Stewart's Captain Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series going for 299,400 and the mind-wiping neuralyzer device used by the agents in Men in Black fetching 233,900."
"Items from fantasy media also attracted large price tags, with the Platform 9 3/4 sign used in the Harry Potter films and a wand used by Daniel Radcliffe in the Prisoner of Azkaban being auctioned off for 102,900 and 60,800 each, and Longclaw, the Valyrian steel bastard sword used by Kit Harington's Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones series fetching 70,170."
"Other items auctioned included the Spider-Man suit worn by Tobey Maguire in the eponymous 2002 film, which was sold for 215,190, and the whip used by Harrison Ford's title character in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which went for 360,260. Brandon Alinger, the chief operating officer of Propstore, called the sale of the lightsaber a landmark moment not just for Propstore, but for the entire world of film collecting."
Darth Vader's lightsaber from the original Star Wars sold for 2.7m at auction in Los Angeles. The prop also appeared in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and was included among more than 400 authentic film props offered by Propstore. Several science fiction and fantasy items fetched high prices, including the Ressikan flute (299,400), the Men in Black neuralyzer (233,900), the Indiana Jones whip (360,260), the Platform 9 3/4 sign (102,900), Daniel Radcliffe's wand (60,800) and Longclaw (70,170). Propstore's COO described the lightsaber sale as a landmark for film collecting.
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