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| Han Solo’s jacket could fetch £1m in auction of film memorabilia | Han Solo’s jacket could fetch £1m in auction of film memorabilia |
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| The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in his role as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back could fetch up to £1m at auction. | The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in his role as Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back could fetch up to £1m at auction. |
| The item will be part of a sale of rare blockbuster film memorabilia, which includes the farewell note Rose wrote for her fiance in Titanic, and Marty McFly’s hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II. | The item will be part of a sale of rare blockbuster film memorabilia, which includes the farewell note Rose wrote for her fiance in Titanic, and Marty McFly’s hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II. |
| Also among the 600 lots to be auctioned by Prop Store in London on 20 September is a Stormtrooper helmet from the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which is expected to fetch up to £60,000, and a similar helmet from the most recent film in the franchise, The Last Jedi, which could raise up to £50,000. Proceeds from sale of that prop will be donated to the NSPCC. | Also among the 600 lots to be auctioned by Prop Store in London on 20 September is a Stormtrooper helmet from the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which is expected to fetch up to £60,000, and a similar helmet from the most recent film in the franchise, The Last Jedi, which could raise up to £50,000. Proceeds from sale of that prop will be donated to the NSPCC. |
| A lightsaber wielded by Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith could draw bids of up to £100,000. | A lightsaber wielded by Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith could draw bids of up to £100,000. |
| The bullwhip used by Ford in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is expected to sell for up to £70,000, while his fedora from Raiders of the Lost Ark could fetch between £200,000 and £300,000. | The bullwhip used by Ford in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is expected to sell for up to £70,000, while his fedora from Raiders of the Lost Ark could fetch between £200,000 and £300,000. |
| Stephen Lane, the chief executive of Prop Store, said: “[The] auction will … present some of the most iconic cinematic artefacts of our time.” | Stephen Lane, the chief executive of Prop Store, said: “[The] auction will … present some of the most iconic cinematic artefacts of our time.” |
| The auction will be held at BFI Imax in south-east London, where the items will be on display from 6-20 September. | The auction will be held at BFI Imax in south-east London, where the items will be on display from 6-20 September. |
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