Overview

• The lightsaber carries a presale estimate of $1 million to $3 million, marking it as the first original trilogy hero hilt ever offered at auction
• Authentication relies on screen-matching identifiable damage and documented on-set use by David Prowse and stunt double Bob Anderson
• Constructed from a mid-century British press camera flash handle with added grips, wiring and a blade-mounting system, it also served as a reference for hand-animated visual effects
• The offering comes against the backdrop of rising high-end film memorabilia demand, underscored by a 2022 sale of a screen-matched X-wing miniature for over $2.3 million
• In August, the lightsaber will tour London, New York and Beverly Hills alongside Indiana Jones’s bullwhip, a Men in Black neuralyzer and Sauron’s helmet ahead of the live sale