Props from popular Hollywood movies are 10 days away from hitting the auction block and if you’re a collector or want to take a shot at owning show business history, this may be the auction for you.
Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction will be auctioning items from legendary films such as “The Wizard of Oz,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” the original “Star Wars” movies and the “Back to the Future” trilogy.
“This auction represents the full spectrum of entertainment history, from Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern blockbuster cinema and the most influential moments in popular music,” Joe Maddalena, executive vice-president at Heritage Auctions, said in a statement. “These are the kinds of artifacts that define generations of storytelling and rarely become available to collectors.”
Some of the items up for grabs include Gene Wilder’s top hat he wore in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch of the West hat and ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland from “The Wizard of Oz,” and several hoverboards from ‘Back to the Future Part II.’ And if you’re really interested in the time-traveling classic, Michael J. Fox’s Grays Sports Almanac with sports scores from 1950-2000 can be bid on as well.
The auction is set to run from July 13 through July 17.
Included in the many props is Mark Hamill’s lightsaber and severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back,” as well as multiple props from the “Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and “Die Hard 2.” There’s also Chiefs jerseys from the hockey comedy “Slap Shot,” the jukebox from “Ghost,” and one of Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” costumes.
“Also featured is what many collectors regard as the ultimate Beatles artifact: John Lennon’s complete handwritten manuscript lyrics for the 1964 classic ‘If I Fell,’” the auction press release reads. “Written on the reverse of an unfolded Valentine’s Day card while Lennon traveled to New York for The Beatles’ historic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the manuscript captures a pivotal moment in music history.”
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