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Movie memorabilia auction to sell second C-3PO head

By Ninian Carter

March 12, 2024 - March 14, 2024 - A second C-3PO head owned by actor Anthony Daniels, this time from “Return of the Jedi”, could fetch up to a million dollars at auction in LA. In November, he sold one used in “Star Wars” for £687,500 in the UK.

A one of-a-kind C-3PO droid head, as worn by actor Anthony Daniels, who also provided the character’s voice in every Star Wars movie except “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018), is to go under the hammer at an auction in Los Angeles.

Absentee bids on Lot #362 have already reached $350,000, with an estimated sale price of $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Other lots featuring iconic movie props include:

• Lot #33: Unfinished rubber cowl made for Michael Keaton, but never worn – Batman (1989)
• Lot #63: William Wallace’s Scottish claymore, as used by Mel Gibson, with restored blade – Braveheart (1995)
• Lot #86: “Captain America” Wyatt’s chopper motorcycle, riden by Peter Fonda – Easy Rider (1969)
• Lot #132: Harry Potter’s wand, used by Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
• Lot #167: SPECTRE agent’s metal ring – James Bond: Spectre (2015)
• Lot #216: Thor’s stunt Mjolnir hammer, as used by Chris Hemsworth – Thor (2011)
• Lot #362: C-3PO droid head – Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Lot #422: Moses’ Ten Commandments tablets, as used by Charlton Heston – The Ten Commandments (1956)
• Lot #462: Fox Mulder and Dana Scully’s FBI Badges – The X-Files (1993-2002)

The Propstore Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction runs from Mar 12-14, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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PUBLISHED: 29/02/2024; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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