Some of the most iconic costumes and props from TV and cinema are set to go to auction in London next month. Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction will feature a Stormtrooper helmet, Michael Keaton’s Batsuit and the Ghostface mask from , among 1,800 lots. The London auction house will put nearly 2,000 items of film memorabilia under the hammer at Bafta, 195 Piccadilly on 14 and 15 November, with an online-only auction the following two days.
It’s expected that some of the items will sell for figures in the hundreds of thousands, with the highest expected sale expected to be the Stormtrooper helmet, used in the Jedi mind trick scene of the for £500,000 (€596,000). Next up on the list is the Batsuit that is displayed in the Batcave of Tim Burton’s 1992 film , the second film starring Michael Keaton as the . The suit is expected to sell for as much as £200,000 (€238,000).
At a similar price point is Maximus Decimus Meridius' arena helmet and mask, worn by Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott’s 2000 film . Any prospective buyer will likely consider how the reception of the highly-anticipated to Scott’s Oscar-winning film, due for release later this year, will impact the long-term worth of the helmet. A hand-painted poster by Robert McGinnis for the 1971 film is expected to sell for as much as £300,000 (€358,000), while Marty McFly’s screen matched futuristic resizing jacket from 1989’s might fetch up to £120,000 (€143,000).
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