Overview
- The sled is one of only three surviving props from Orson Welles’s 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane.
- Director Joe Dante rescued the pine hardwood sled in 1984 during a clearance of RKO storage on the Paramount lot and later hid it as an Easter egg in several of his films and TV episodes.
- Heritage Auctions confirmed its provenance and authenticity before featuring it in a Dallas entertainment memorabilia sale.
- The anonymous buyer acquired a piece of cinematic history that Dante had safeguarded for over four decades.
- The transaction follows last year’s record ruby slippers sale and underscores growing cultural and monetary demand for rare film artifacts.