‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Sells for Jaw-Dropping Sum
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A lightsaber Darth Vader used in one of cinema’s most recognizable scenes has sold for $4.875 million, setting an auction record for any Star Wars collectible prop. Auctioneers ...
A lightsaber Darth Vader used in one of cinema’s most recognizable scenes has sold for $4.875 million, setting an auction record for any Star Wars collectible prop. Auctioneers had estimated the prop would fetch more than $1 million. The final price surpassed Heritage Auctions’ previous record of $3.75 million for Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber and severed hand-effects rig, which sold in July. The red lightsaber appeared in the climactic Cloud City duel in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, when Vader told Skywalker, “I am your father.” Filmmakers also used the prop in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
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