The iconic character’s screen-matched primary dueling lightsaber that was used in the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold for $3,654,000 when it hit the block from Propstore in Los Angeles on Thursday, becoming the highest-valued piece from the Star Wars franchise ever sold at auction. The winning bid came in at a franchise record of $2,900,000 and reached the final sum with the additional buyer’s premium that is paid to the auction house.
Star Wars actor David Prowse and stunt double Bob Anderson both held the item onscreen, and it carried a presale value estimate ranging from $1 million to $3 million.
This is said to be the only hero lightsaber from the original Star Wars trilogy to ever hit an auction.
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