$2.3m +BP = $2.56m
they also sold the Saturday Night Fever dancefloor $1.2m
Battlestar Gallactica model collection $1.5+bp
Profiles is incredible
Oh.. the Tod Browning stills collection, probably reached $2mil
At 12:18 PM 6/28/2017, Scott Burns wrote:
Wish I had cash like this laying around
(guess
Ill just stay with collecting paper).
A complete R2D2 just sold for $2.3 million at
the Profiles in History movie memorabilia
auction. Not being a prop collector, I wonder is this price record setting?
From the catalog:
1298. Complete R2-D2 unit assembled from
original components spanning the original Star
Wars trilogy and Episodes I & II. (TCF, 1977 -
2002) A complete film used R2 unit is not known
to be in the public domain this R2-D2 offering
represents the pinnacle of the Star Wars
collecting universe. For the productions
following Star Wars: A New Hope, to save time in
meeting production deadlines, R2 components were
reused from the previous Star Wars films. As
filming progressed, R2 units were upgraded and
refurbished, with outdated components being
retired. This process has been confirmed by
numerous crewmembers who worked on the Star Wars
film franchise. This R2-D2, constructed of
aluminum, steel and fiberglass elements,
measuring 43 in. tall x 29.5 in. wide x 20 in.
deep (in current pose), was put together over
many years by sourcing original components and
assembling them as a complete R2-D2. The dome
was one of the few hero aluminum domes made for
R2 actor Kenny Baker in the first film (A New
Hope, 1977) and is the only one known in the
public domain. It was used throughout the
original trilogy as well as Episode I and can be
screen matched by the fiber optic array to
scenes in Return of the Jedi and Episode I. It
features a handle to articulate the front eye
from inside the unit by Kenny Baker. The metal
greeblies (fine details added to make the
device appear more complex) inserted into the
front and rear of the body, and those on the
feet, were made for A New Hope and used on R2
units throughout the original trilogy. The left
and right legs were made for Empire Strikes Back
and were acquired as complete items. One leg
retains the Empire paint scheme and the other
from Jedi. The middle and left foot were used on
an original trilogy R2 and were used as the
master pattern for the feet created for Episode
I. The right foot is production made for Episode
I but not used. The small opening hatch on the
back of the body was used in Episode II. The
barrel of the body was made for Episode I and it
was subsequently painted and detailed for this
R2 unit. Given the ad hoc nature of production
practices, any complete existing R2-D2 units
from the first trilogy (in studio hands) would
be a compilation very similar to this R2-D2 unit
offered here. No internal mechanics or workings
are present. Not merely a prop, costume piece or
filming miniature, R2-D2 is a major, beloved
character in the Star Wars universe. Without
question, this is the finest piece ever offered
from this incredible franchise.
One of the most instantly recognizable pieces of pop culture in existence.
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