A Piece Of Missing ‘Star Wars’ History May Fetch $2 Million At Auction

A screen and photo-matched Princess Leia ceremonial dress costume from the original Star Wars movie once thought to be lost, could fetch as much as $2 million at auction.

The one-of-a-kind item, worn by Carrie Fisher in the iconic scene in the 1977 sci-fi classic, is one of over 1,400 items from more than 500 movies and TV shows going under the hammer in Propstore’s upcoming sale. It will be streamed live and with in-person bidding at The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, between Wednesday, June 28, 2023, and Friday, June 30, 2023. Propstore expects total bids to exceed $12 million.

Leia’s outfit is one of the jewels in the crown of the auction and has a minimum guide price of $1 million. Another lot, Christian Bale’s Batman Batpod from The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, has a similar price tag and is likely to find a new home for between $1 million and $2 million. Other notable Batman items include Michael Keaton’s Batsuit costume display from Tim Burton’s Batman. It is expected to change hands for $40,000 to $80,000.

One lucky fan of Tobe Hooper’s 1982 horror classic, Poltergeist, with an estimated $200,000 to $400,000 burning a hole in their pocket, could be the proud owner of the screen-matched “evil clown” doll that dragged little Robbie under the bed. Other high-profile and sought-after items from the same genre include a Spider Head-Thing from director John Carpenter’s The Thing. It has a guide price of between $100,000 and $200,000. From the Mario Kirner Collection, Kane Hodder’s screen-matched Jason Voorhees hockey mask from Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood goes under the hammer for an estimated $60,000 to $120,000.

The same month Harrison Ford returns to the big screen as Indiana Jones, a costume from another of the actor’s most acclaimed films, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, will be changing hands. The screen and photo-matched Deckard costume he wore in the film’s iconic Voight-Kampff and Roy Batty fight scenes is consigned for sale with an anticipated sale price of $80,000 to $160,000.

The Propstore auction team is hoping that if you list it, they will come. The ‘they,’ in this case, are fans of the classic 1989 movie Field of Dreams. Scoring the screen-matched Ray Kinsella baseball glove, signed by Kevin Costner, and other related materials will be a home run for whoever can meet the estimate of $70,000 to $140,000. If looking at the world through The Dude’s eyes is more your thing, a pair of Jeff Bridge’s screen-matched sunglasses from The Big Lebowski will likely sell for between $5,000 and $10,000. They might not tie a collection together as well as a rug from the Coen Brothers classic, but it’s a start. Elsewhere, some will get to say hello to Al Pacino’s personal hand-annotated shooting script from Scarface if they can spare $40,000 to $80,000.

As always, to help cater to fans with not-so-deep pockets, the three-day event features an extensive range of items with more affordable price tags. Among them are Bradley Cooper’s costume from Silver Linings Playbook and Justin Timberlake’s from The Love Guru, both having an estimated sale price of $800 to $1,600, or John Travolta’s Army dress uniform costume from the 1999 thriller The General’s Daughter, which will stand to attention in someone’s collection for around $1,200 to $2,400.

As well as the auction’s in-room bidding, prospective buyers can get involved online via the Propstore website, over the phone, or via absentee bidding. Registration is now open.