Star Wars helmet and Batman Returns suit up for auction in London next month
A screen-matched Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet, the mask worn by Russell Crowe in Gladiator and Carrie Bradshaw’s bed in Sex and the City are among the items from “cinematic legends” being auctioned in London next month.
The Star Wars helmet, which featured in the mind trick scene from the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, could fetch as much as £500,000 at the Propstore’s TV and film auction in mid-November.
It is one of more than 1,800 lots being auctioned, with other highlights of the sale including Michael Keaton’s display batsuit in 1992 film Batman Returns. That is expected to fetch between £100,000 and £200,000.
Listed with the same estimate is an arena helmet and mask worn by Russell Crowe in Sir Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic Gladiator.
Other battle-style props include Mark Antony’s Battle of Actium costume, worn by Richard Burton, in Cleopatra (1963), which has an estimated selling price of between £25,000 and £50,000, and Achilles’ helmet in Troy (2004), worn by Brad Pitt, which could fetch up to £16,000.
Elsewhere, hand-painted Robert McGinnis poster art for the 1971 film James Bond: Diamonds Are Forever could sell for between £150,000 and £300,000 while Marty McFly’s screen-matched 2015 resizing jacket from Back To The Future Part II (1989) is expected to fetch up to £120,000.
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Another highlight is Captain Jack Sparrow’s hat, worn by Johnny Depp in the film Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), expected to fetch around £10,000 to £20,000.
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Other props have been sourced from films including Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973), The Princess Bride (1987), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Thing (1982), Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966).
Among the TV props on sale is Lady Whistledown’s newspaper and token from Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) and Carrie Bradshaw’s bed, bedding and answerphone from hit US TV series Sex In The City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
Stephen Lane, founder and chief executive of Propstore, said: “Following our entertainment memorabilia live auction in Los Angeles this August where Indiana Jones’ hat achieved a record-breaking 630,000 dollars (£481,000), we are delighted to announce our UK sale.
“This event will feature truly remarkable items from cinematic legends, including the exceptional Ray Harryhausen Collection, with lots from the animator’s private archive.”
Propstore’s auction will commence live at Bafta, 195 Piccadilly in London on 14 and 15 November, with online-only sessions for days three and four on 16 and 17 November.