Darth Vader’s “I am your father” lightsaber sells for $4.875m at auction
Heritage Auctions sold the Star Wars prop in the US on Thursday. Auctioneers had expected it to fetch more than $1m, and the auction house says the sale set a world record for an on-screen Star Wars prop.
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in Star Wars sold for nearly $5m on Thursday, far above its estimate. The prop appeared in the famous "I am your father" scene from The Empire Strikes Back, The Guardian reported. The saber was used in the 1980 film and again in 1983's Return of the Jedi. It sold for $4.875m at an event Heritage Auctions called "the Ultimate Star Wars auction". Auctioneers had expected it to fetch more than $1m. Heritage Auctions said the sale set a world auction record for any Star Wars prop used on screen. The previous high was the auction house's own sale in July. Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and severed hand from The Empire…
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