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The latest Prop Store auction saw a number of items from both the James Bond and Star Wars franchises reach high sums.

Gaming chips from both Sean Connery and Daniel Craig’s first movies as 007 were auctioned while an X-Wing miniature from Return of the Jedi raised nearly a quarter of a million pounds.

In descending order of value (including buyers’ premium), the Bond lots raised:

Lot #699 – CASINO ROYALE (2006) – Casino Royale $1,000,000 Poker Chip
£40,625
Lot #198 – JAMES BOND: THUNDERBALL (1965) – SPECTRE Ring
£25,000
Lot #700 – CASINO ROYALE (2006) – Casino Royale $500,000 Poker Chip
£21,250
Lot #194 – JAMES BOND: DR. NO (1962) – Le Cercle Casino Plaques
£11,875
Lot #195 – JAMES BOND: DR. NO (1962) – £500 Le Cercle Gaming Plaque
£11,250
Lot #204 – JAMES BOND: THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987) – James Bond’s (Timothy Dalton) Dinner Suit
£11,250
Lot #206 – JAMES BOND: GOLDENEYE (1995) – Xenia Onatopp’s (Famke Janssen) Helicopter Costume
£11,250
Lot #200 – JAMES BOND: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974) – Colibri-made Wooden Golden Gun Master Model
£10,625
Lot #201 – JAMES BOND: MOONRAKER (1979) – Astronaut Laser Rifle
£10,000
Lot #202 – JAMES BOND: MOONRAKER (1979) – US Space Marine Model Miniature
£7,500

Star Wars items similarly did well

Lot #339 – STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) – Light-up ILM X-wing Filming Miniature
£237,500
Lot #319 – STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005) – Anakin Skywalker’s (Hayden Christensen) Hero Lightweight Belt Lightsaber
£225,000
Lot #340 – STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) – Stormtrooper Helmet
£131,250
Lot #349 – ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) & SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) – Light-up R2-M80/KR2-M80/R2-F1P Remote Control Droid
£125,000
Lot #318 – STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) – Darth Maul’s (Ray Park) Hero Lightsaber
£50,000
Lot #333 – STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) – C-3PO’s (Anthony Daniels) Hand
£33,750
Lot #348 – STAR WARS: ORIGINAL TRILOGY VHS RELEASE (1995) – Promotional DNA Productions Darth Vader Tour Costume
£31,250
Lot #325 – STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) – Hand-painted Ralph McQuarrie “Tatooine in Shadow” Matte Painting Concept Illustration
£28,125
Lot #321 – STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005) – Senator Bail Organa’s (Jimmy Smits) Hero Blaster
£25,000
Lot #324 – STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) – Hand-drawn Ralph McQuarrie Han Solo and Chewbacca Concept Sketches
£21,250