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Nimbus 2001 racing broom prop, belonging to the Draco Malfoy character in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,’ estimated at $70,000-$90,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Bonhams salutes Hollywood: Then and Now with June 6 auction

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Nimbus 2001 racing broom prop, belonging to the Draco Malfoy character in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,’ estimated at $70,000-$90,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Nimbus 2001 racing broom prop, belonging to the Draco Malfoy character in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,’ estimated at $70,000-$90,000. Courtesy Bonhams

LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, June 6 in Los Angeles, Bonhams will present Hollywood: Then and Now, an auction that features screen-used props, costumes and scripts from the biggest franchises of the last 50 years in addition to material from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Collecting world rocked by discovery of rare Star Wars toys in original factory cartons

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Star Wars 12C Luke Skywalker DT with double-telescoping lightsaber, mint on card. Estimate $10,000-$20,000

DENVER, Pa. – Just when Star Wars collectors thought they had seen it all, along came The Morphy Find. That’s the name that has been given to a recently unveiled trove of rare, high-condition Star Wars toys that sat undisturbed in original Kenner shipping cartons, largely forgotten, since the 1970s/’80s.

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Boba Fett prototype sells for record $236K at Hake’s Star Wars auction

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Boba Fett L-slot rocket-firing prototype action figure, predecessor to the Boba Fett figure in Kenner’s popular 1979 Star Wars toy line, 3.75in tall, AFA-graded 80+ NM (archival case). Encapsulated with notarized CIB COA. Sold for a world-record price of $236,000 against an estimate of $100,000-$200,000

YORK, Pa. – The enduring, multigenerational appeal of Star Wars action figures and related collectibles was never more obvious than on June 2nd, when Hake’s first-ever Special Event Auction featuring memorabilia from the legendary franchise closed the books at $903,000. The online auction, whose final bid was received at 11:14 p.m., achieved a 100% sell-through rate and set multiple new world records in so doing. In Hake’s last two auctions, 500 lots of Star Wars material have sold for a combined $2.1 million.

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Hake’s launches all-Star Wars auction of prototypes and rarities, June 2

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Boba Fett L-slot rocket-firing prototype action figure, predecessor to the Boba Fett figure in Kenner’s popular 1979 Star Wars toy line, 3.75in tall, AFA-graded 80+ NM (archival case). Encapsulated with notarized CIB COA. Estimate $100,000-$200,000

YORK, Pa. – In the investment-obsessed world of fine art, scarcely a week goes by without some new auction record being set, either for a particular artist or art genre. Hake’s Auctions, the groundbreaking Pennsylvania company that has specialized in pop culture memorabilia since 1967, also rewrites the record books with regularity, but not with Picassos or Van Goghs. It has become known as “The House of Star Wars” because of its consistent ability to achieve world-record prices for prototypes and other rarities from the fabled sci-fi film franchise. With collector demand at an all-time high, Hake’s has responded to the call by adding something new to its roster: an online auction dedicated exclusively to Star Wars memorabilia. The debut “Special Event” has opened for bidding and will run through June 2nd.

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