Prop Store is to hold its annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia for the eighth consecutive year this November, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of £5.5 million ($7.6 million).

Over 1,000 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Prop Store’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction over three days from Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th November 2021 from 3:00pm GMT. Registration is now open at http://www.propstore.com/liveauction. Online proxy bids can be submitted from Tuesday 12th October 2021. The auction will be live streamed online for fans to track the action and participate in bidding themselves.

Several auction lots, are being sold to raise money for a number of fantastic charities, including an Artist’s Proof “Shield” Sculpture by the artist, Schoony, which is estimated to sell between £5,000 – 7,000 ($6,900 – 9,660) with all hammer price proceeds to be donated to the NSPCC. In addition, a Lindy Hemming Hand-painted Costume Design for Wonder Woman’s (Gal Gadot) Schloss Party Dress from Wonder Woman (2017) is expected to sell between £3,000 – 5,000 ($4,140 – 6,900) with all hammer price proceeds to be donated to BAFTA, and a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of a collection of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) lots are to be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Prop Store will hold a preview exhibition at their office facility in Hertfordshire, UK, between 12th October – 11th November 2021. The exhibition will feature over 120 lots, giving fans the opportunity to see props and costumes from the auction up close and ask questions of the specialists. The exhibition can be viewed by appointment only, please email auction@propstore.com for more details.

Top items to be sold at the Prop Store auction (with estimated sale prices) include:

  • Light-up ILM X-wing Filming Miniature from STAR WARS: EP VI – RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) est: £200,000 – 300,000 ($276,000 – 414,000)
  • Stormtrooper Helmet from STAR WARS: EP VI – RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) est: £100,000 – 150,000 ($138,000 – 207,000)
  • Light-up R2-M80/KR2-M80/R2-F1P Remote Control Droid from STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) AND SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) est: £100,000 – 150,000 ($138,000 – 207,000)
  • Original Screen-matched Large-scale Eagle Transporter Filming Miniature from SPACE: 1999 (TV SERIES 1975-1977) est: £80,000 – 120,000 ($110,400 – 165,600)
  • Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) Autographed Lenticular Mattel Hoverboard from BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989) est: £60,000 – 80,000 ($82,800 – 110,400)
  • Full-size T-800 Endoskeleton from TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) est: £60,000 – 80,000 ($82,800 – 110,400)
  • James Bond’s (Sean Connery) Screen-matched Suit from JAMES BOND: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) est: £50,000 – 70,000 ($69,000 – 96,600)
  • Batman’s (Val Kilmer) Sonar Batsuit Display from BATMAN FOREVER (1995) est: £40,000 – 60,000 ($55,200 – 82,800)
  • Rick Deckard’s (Harrison Ford) Screen-matched Shirt from BLADE RUNNER (1982) est: £40,000 -70,000 ($55,200 – 96,600)
  • Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) Production Made Costume from SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007) est: £30,000 – 50,000 ($41,400 – 69,000)
  • Buddy’s (Will Ferrell) Elf Costume from ELF (2003) est: £20,000 – 30,000 ($27,600 – 41,400)
  • Michael Myers’ (Brad Loree) Mask from HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (2002) est: £20,000 – 30,000 ($27,600 – 41,400)
  • Freddy Kreuger’s (Robert Englund) Razor Finger Glove from A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) est: £20,000 – 30,000 ($27,600 – 41,400)
  • Hogwarts Student Gryffindor House Robe from HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (2011) est: £10,000 – 15,000 ($13,800 – 20,700) – A percentage of the proceeds from this item are being donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation
  • Hero V-2 Style Proton Pack from GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) est: £8,000 – 12,000 ($11,040 – 16,560)
  • C-3PO (Removable Limbs) Palitoy “5,000,000th” Action Figure from STAR WARS: EP V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) est: £2,000 – 3,000 ($2,760 – 4,140)

Online viewings of all auction lots can be scheduled by appointment with one of Prop Store’s in-house specialists, please email auction@propstore.com for more information.

Prop Store’s auction is suitable for fans with a variety of budgets. Some of the least expensive lots in the auction include a VFX Crew Parka Jacket from HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) estimated at £200 ($278), a Vintage Harrison Ford Autographed Photograph from INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) estimated to sell for £600 ($835) and Jordan Belfort’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) Lamborghini Licence Plate from THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013) estimated at £800 ($1,104).

Stephen Lane, Prop Store CEO commented on the upcoming auction: “After our second hugely successful Los Angeles Entertainment Memorabilia live auction in the Summer making over $7.1 million (£5.1 million), Prop Store is back again, bigger and better than ever with a superb collection of over 1,000 lots up for sale. Our first ever three-day event in the UK will take place via live stream on the 9th, 10th and 11th November 2021, with plenty of opportunity for bidders to get up close and personal with the incredible content via live streams, virtual consultations and much more”.

In addition, Prop Store are pleased to be working with The Crypt, a ground-breaking digital museum, built and curated by The Virtually Group. For the first time ever, movie fans across the globe will have the opportunity to get up close and personal in a virtual environment with a selection of the auction’s top lots from anywhere in the world. The virtual gallery is now available to view at http://www.crypt.art/exhibitions/prop-store

 

 

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