Original Stormtrooper Helmet Set to Hit STAR WARS Auction and Fetch Up to $70K; C3PO Helmet and Artwork Also Being Sold
There’s a pretty big Star Wars auction doing down online right now by the famed auction house Sotheby’s. It began on Friday, and will run through December 13th, and has some incredible pieces for the biggest Star Wars fans who also happen to have some deep pockets.
Check out the available merchandise here, and you’ll see figurines and action figures, posters and artwork, an awesome R2-D2 Coca-Cola AM Radio, the Clive Barker sculpture entitled “Bring Me The Head Of Darth Vader,” and the highest-priced item, a Prototype Imperial Stormtrooper Helmet, which is estimated to rake in up to $70,000. In regards to that helmet, THR says:
“It was one of the initial preproduction designs by manufacturer Andrew Ainsworth for the first Star Wars film, 1977's A New Hope. It’s made of white painted vacu-formed plastic with black rubber details, simulated vents and clear plastic eyepieces. Only a few of these prototype helmets have ever surfaced, making it exceptionally rare.”
Check out the auction, and let us know which item you’d most want to take home.
