Anthony Daniels has offered his C-3PO head for a staggering $843,750.
Anthony Daniels has offered his Star Wars memorabilia
The 78-year-old actor, who has spent greater than 40 years taking part in the uptight robotic in ‘Star Wars’ films and TV present spin-offs, offered off numerous objects of memorabilia from the sci-fi franchise by way of Propstore Auctions on Wednesday (13.03.24) and the fibreglass head proved to be the star of the sale, having lived as much as its anticipated price ticket of between $500,000 and $1 million.
It’s presently unclear who purchased the top, which Anthony wore in 1983’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ and consists of a faceplate, backplate, and neck-ring.
Different highlights of the public sale included the actor’s private hand-annotated fourth draft script from ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’, which offered for $62,500, and a pair of the metallic fingers worn by Anthony in character, which have been displayed on a customized picket stand and have been snapped up for $37,500.
The actor beforehand admitted he had had a “slight wobble” about promoting the C-3PO head and informed LeslyNewsMagazine he had requested himself: “Am I proper to maneuver this on?”
He added: “I’ve lived with these things for 50 years a few of them, and I’ve very combined emotions (about promoting them.)”
The public sale marked the second and remaining batch of things being offered by the actor, with Anthony the one main actor from ‘Star Wars’ to overtly promote his memorabilia.
Anthony informed LeslyNewsMagazine he was initially going to go away his assortment to his spouse Christine Savage to promote after he died, however she advised he “promote it now” when he informed her about his plan.
He added: “She doesn’t need to cope with these items.”
However Anthony held on to 2 objects – a statue from ‘Star Wars’ makers Lucasfilm congratulating him for 40 years of service to the franchise, and an 18-inch C-3PO statue made out of Lego bricks.