LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� A light saber with severed hand from that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of valuables from movies, music and other corners of pop culture.
The Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions announced Tuesday and held July 13-17 also includes hats from and hoverboards from rugs from and a pair of boxing boots.
A major artifact will also be up for sale: handwritten lyrics for 鈥淚f I fell,鈥� written on the back of a Valentine card while he was in New York for the Fab Four’s first appearance on 鈥淭he Ed Sullivan Show鈥� in 1964. The bidding for it will open at $500,000.
The light saber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the climactic Cloud City fight in the 1980 sequel, where Darth Vader declares 鈥淚 am your father,鈥� includes a severed hand effects rig. It鈥檚 never been up for auction before and bidding opens at $1 million.
Bidding starts at $100,000 for a Wicked Witch of the West hat worn by actor Margaret Hamilton in 1939’s 鈥淭he Wizard of Oz鈥� and at $50,000 for the brown top hat worn by Gene Wilder as the title character in 1971’s 鈥淲illy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.鈥�
The auction will also include a pair of boxing boots worn by in 鈥淩ocky III.鈥� Stallone wears the showy boots featuring tassels and a Nike swoosh in the opening montage of the 1982 film. Bids will begin at $100,000.
Also up for sale are the two rugs that are essential to the plot of 鈥淭he Big Lebowski,鈥� including the rug belonging to the Dude that is soiled at the beginning of the 1998 film that 鈥渞eally tied the room together,鈥� and the other that he takes from his wealthy namesake. Bidding on them opens at $15,000 apiece.
鈥淭his auction represents the full spectrum of entertainment history, from Hollywood鈥檚 Golden Age to modern blockbuster cinema and the most influential moments in popular music,鈥� Joe Maddalena, executive vice president of Heritage Auctions, said in a statement.
Many other items including a Paul Newman hockey jersey from 鈥淪lap Shot,鈥� a necklace worn by the title character in 鈥淭he Bride of Frankenstein鈥� and the inflatable 鈥淥tto the Autopilot鈥� from 鈥淎irplane鈥� will be up for auction.
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