"This significant prop, accompanied by its original case, carries an estimate of $250,000 to $500,000 dollars. Also due to go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in Los Angeles next month is the Fenwick fishing rod with reel, used by Shaw's character, Quint, in his encounter with the ferocious shark. The rod is estimated to sell for between $75,000 and $150,000 dollars."
"The auction, taking place from March 25 to 27, will feature a selection of Star Wars pieces: a light-up C-3PO head from 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, estimated at $350,000 to $700,000 dollars. Meanwhile, Rey and Luke Skywalker's lightsaber hilt from Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), with an estimate of $50,000 to $100,000 dollars."
"The three-day event will offer more than 1,550 lots available for worldwide bidding, with a combined pre-sale estimate of nine million dollars. A golden ticket from the 1971 adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory has an estimate of $80,000 to $160,000 dollars."
Propstore auction house in Los Angeles will conduct a three-day event from March 25-27 featuring more than 1,550 film memorabilia lots with a combined pre-sale estimate of $9 million. Notable items include Robert Shaw's harpoon gun from Jaws (1975) valued at $250,000-$500,000 with original case, and Quint's Fenwick fishing rod estimated at $75,000-$150,000. Star Wars pieces include a light-up C-3PO head from The Empire Strikes Back ($350,000-$700,000) and Rey and Luke Skywalker's lightsaber hilt from The Force Awakens ($50,000-$100,000). Additional highlights include a Gladiator arena helmet ($125,000-$250,000), a golden ticket from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory ($80,000-$160,000), and Tom Hanks' volleyball from Cast Away ($150,000-$300,000). The auction enables worldwide bidding on these cinematic artifacts.
Read at The Independent
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