Darth Vader‘sโ Lightsaber Sells โฃfor Star Wars โฃRecord $3.6M at Auction
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back has shattered auction โฃrecords,sellingโฃ for $3.6 million at Propstore โคin Los Angeles on โThursday.โฃ The saleโข marks the highest price ever paid for a Star Wars โข prop and underscores the enduring cultural and โfinancial power of the franchise.
The iconic weapon, aโฃ keyโ symbol of the Star Wars saga, โฃwas part of a larger auction of film memorabilia that included props fromโ Indiana Jones, starโ Trek, and Once Upon a Timeโข in Hollywood. The record-breaking sale demonstrates theโฃ intense demand among collectors โขfor โคauthentic pieces โof cinematic history, particularlyโ those tied too beloved characters and franchises. Bidding continued online, by telephone, and absentee through Saturday.
Among otherโ notable sales, Indiana Jones’ โbullwhip and beltโ from indiana Jones and the Last crusade fetched $475,650, while Jean-Lucโฃ Picard’sโฃ Ressikan flute from Star Trek: The Next Generation soldโ for $403,200.โฃ Rick Dalton’s โflamethrower tank and โbackpack, as used by Leonardo dicaprio inโ Onceโฃ Upon a time inโ Hollywood, went for $346,500.”Surviving genuine lightsaberโค props โfrom the original trilogy of films are exceedingly rare, and Propstore is honored to present this historicโ artifact inโ our Septemberโค sale,” Propstore COO Brandon Alinger said in a previous statement. “It isโ indeed a grail-level piece, worthy of the finest collections in the world.”
This sale follows propstore’s 2022โ auction of a screen-matched modelโ miniatureโข X-wingโค fighter from the original Star Wars film, which sold for more than $2.3 million.