{"id":85703,"date":"2026-06-16T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/star-wars-light-saber-wizard-of-oz-witch-hat-and-more-iconic-film-props-going-up-for-auction\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:21:13","slug":"star-wars-light-saber-wizard-of-oz-witch-hat-and-more-iconic-film-props-going-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/star-wars-light-saber-wizard-of-oz-witch-hat-and-more-iconic-film-props-going-up-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Star Wars&#8221; light saber, &#8220;Wizard of Oz&#8221; witch hat and more iconic film props going up for auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A light saber immortalized in a pivotal scene from George Lucas&#8217; &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; saga is among the fixtures of an upcoming auction focused on Hollywood memorabilia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The massive <a href=\"https:\/\/entertainment.ha.com\/c\/search\/results.zx?si=2&amp;live_state=5318~5319~5320~5321~5324&amp;dept=2182&amp;highlights=2252&amp;auction_name=7332&amp;sb=1&amp;mode=live&amp;page=48~4&amp;layout=gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood &amp; Entertainment Signature Auction<\/a>, presented by the New York-based auction house Heritage Auctions, will give pop culture enthusiasts the opportunity to bid on numerous props from iconic films, including costume hats worn by the stars of &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221; and &#8220;Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also up for sale are hoverboards from&#8221;Back to the Future II,&#8221; rugs from &#8220;The Big Lebowski,&#8221; boxing boots from &#8220;Rocky,&#8221; a drafted screenplay of the &#8220;Godfather&#8221; sequel, and John Lennon&#8217;s handwritten lyrics for &#8220;If I fell,&#8221; written on the back of a Valentine card while he was in New York for the Beatles&#8217; first appearance on &#8220;The Ed Sullivan Show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The auction runs from July 13 to 17, according to the auction house.<\/p>\n<p>Bidding on the light saber, which has never been auctioned before, will open at $1 million. Actor Mark Hamill&#8217;s Luke Skywalker used the custom-designed prop in his character&#8217;s climactic Cloud City fight in 1980&#8217;s &#8220;The Empire Strikes Back,&#8221; the &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; sequel in which Darth Vader declares, &#8220;I am your father.&#8221; The light saber includes a severed hand effects rig.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/16\/c7b4de6c-f418-4558-9dca-93ce57964576\/thumbnail\/620x413\/cca6ec2d70139b3edcf30e936c79bc7a\/ap26166704650758.jpg#\" alt=\"Hollywood History Auction \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/16\/c7b4de6c-f418-4558-9dca-93ce57964576\/thumbnail\/620x413\/cca6ec2d70139b3edcf30e936c79bc7a\/ap26166704650758.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/16\/c7b4de6c-f418-4558-9dca-93ce57964576\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/2a7d4e2f73f35dd9819b5268491d6ee9\/ap26166704650758.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This combination of images released by Heritage Auctions show the light saber used on screen by Mark Hamill&#8217;s character Luke Skywalker in the 1980 &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; sequel &#8220;The Empire Strikes Back.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Heritage Auctions via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bidding starts at $100,000 for a Wicked Witch of the West hat worn by actor Margaret Hamilton in 1939&#8217;s &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221; and at $50,000 for the brown top hat worn by Gene Wilder as the title character in 1971&#8217;s &#8220;Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The auction will also include a pair of boxing boots worn by Sylvester Stallone in &#8220;Rocky III.&#8221; 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. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/16\/0748a155-ef0c-47e5-835d-a399a74836dc\/thumbnail\/620x413\/10092bc5022420cdb4e4ebd0fba3188f\/ap26166625925981.jpg#\" alt=\"Hollywood History Auction \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/16\/0748a155-ef0c-47e5-835d-a399a74836dc\/thumbnail\/620x413\/10092bc5022420cdb4e4ebd0fba3188f\/ap26166625925981.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/16\/0748a155-ef0c-47e5-835d-a399a74836dc\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/24991856e1f7af9e8e8ba96ccf0a0a01\/ap26166625925981.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This combination of images released by Heritage Auctions shows a top hat from the 1971 film &#8220;Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory,&#8221; left, and a witch hat worn by Margaret Hamilton in &#8220;The Wizard of Oz.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Heritage Auctions via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two rugs that are essential to the plot of &#8220;The Big Lebowski&#8221; are also up for sale: the one belonging to Jeff Bridges&#8217; &#8220;The Dude&#8221; that is soiled at the beginning of the 1998 film that &#8220;really tied the room together,&#8221; and the other that he takes from his wealthy namesake. 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