In a recent auction, a lightsaber featuring Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from the movie “The Empire Strikes Back” was sold for a record-breaking $3.75 million. This sale marked the highest price ever paid for a prop used in any “Star Wars” film, as confirmed by the auction house.
Now, a Darth Vader lightsaber used in the iconic duel in Cloud City, where the famous line “I am your father” was delivered to Skywalker, is set to be auctioned off in the Ultimate Star Wars Auction by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12. This lightsaber, also seen in “Return of the Jedi,” is anticipated to fetch a minimum of $1 million. It is one of over twenty lightsaber props that will be available for bidding at the auction, covering the entire “Star Wars” saga from Episodes I to IX, along with props from other productions within the universe crafted by George Lucas.
Among the items up for auction are the lightsabers wielded by Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in “Revenge of the Sith,” each expected to sell for at least $10,000. Additionally, an EE-3 carbine blaster used by Boba Fett in “The Empire Strikes Back” is estimated to fetch over $100,000.
Noteworthy pieces also include a Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character’s debut appearance in “The Empire Strikes Back,” Anthony Daniels’ signed personal third-draft screenplay for the original 1977 “Star Wars,” and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”