At an auction far far away… Helmet worn by a pilot in the original Star Wars films fetch £190,000
- Helmet worn by the pilot of a TIE fighter sold at Hollywood memorabilia in LA
- Hoverboard ridden by Michael J. Fox in Back To The Future II went for £81,000
- Lightsaber wielded by Luke Skywalker not sold over concerns over authenticity
A helmet worn by the pilot of a TIE fighter in the original Star Wars film has sold at auction for a galactic £190,000.
During a four-day sale of Hollywood memorabilia in Los Angeles that ended yesterday, the hoverboard ridden by Michael J. Fox in Back To The Future II went for £81,000 and a handwritten manuscript for The Wizard Of Oz fetched £950,000.
Two Oscar Best Picture statuettes for Mutiny On The Bounty in 1935 and Gentleman’s Agreement in 1947 sold for a total of £581,000.
A helmet worn by the pilot of a TIE fighter in the original Star Wars film has sold at auction for a galactic £190,000
Such auctions are rare because Oscar winners since 1951 have had to agree that they or their heirs must offer it back to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for one dollar before selling it elsewhere.
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One item that was not sold by the Profiles In History auction house was a lightsaber originally listed as being wielded by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
It was withdrawn last week amid concerns over its authenticity.
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