{"id":8098,"date":"2011-11-23T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=8098"},"modified":"2011-11-23T15:03:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T20:03:59","slug":"star-wars-stormtrooper-costrume-sells-at-christies-for-321422","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/star-wars-stormtrooper-costrume-sells-at-christies-for-321422\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Star Wars&#8221; Stormtrooper costume sells at Christies for $321,422"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8100\" title=\"ChristiesSTrooper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1-316x300.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Stormtrooper costume components believed to be made for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucasfilm.com\/inside\/bio\/georgelucas.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>George Lucas<\/em><\/strong><\/a> films, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Star Wars: A New Hope<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (1977) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (1980) has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christies.com\/lotfinder\/star-wars-trilogy\/5505302\/lot\/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&amp;intObjectID=5505302&amp;sid=e01cd762-898d-46cf-8080-8fefc61a377a\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>sold at Christie&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong><\/a> London, for \u00a3205,250 , or $321,422 today.<\/p>\n<p>The costume was believed to be elements from both films.<\/p>\n<p>Here is <em>Christie&#8217;<\/em>s description for the costume elements from their catalog:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lot Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Star Wars Trilogy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A collection of Stormtrooper costume components, believed to be elements made for both of the first two films of 20th Century Fox\/Lucasfilm Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars &#8211; A New Hope, 1977 and The Empire Strikes Back, 1980), comprising a selection of vacuum formed ABS plastic components, to include; front and back armour chest plates, with edging strips, and &#8216;O II&#8217; moulding to back plate; front and back lower torso parts, with edging strips, reversed &#8216;AB buttons&#8217; on AB plate at front; an Ammo belt, small plastic square details to front (two missing) covering rivets, two drop boxes connected by elastic loops, all upon a canvas\/cloth belt, (fraying to edges above stitching) with velcro fastening to rear; two shoulder bells; two bicep covers, &#8216;thumbprint&#8217; detail to inner section and thin strip detail hiding joins on one; two forearm parts with thin strip detail hiding joins on one; two thigh covers, the right leg with power-pack belt attached at lower edge; two lower leg\/calf protectors and pair of Chelsea boots, painted white, black sole edge visible (15)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 330px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8100\" title=\"ChristiesSTrooper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ChristiesSTrooper1.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 390px; text-align: left;\">*All photos \u00a9 Christies Auctions<\/p>\n<p><\/small><\/p>\n<iframe id=\"basic_facebook_social_plugins_likebutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moviepropcollectors.com%2Fmagazine%2Fstar-wars-stormtrooper-costrume-sells-at-christies-for-321422%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px; height:25px\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Stormtrooper costume components believed to be made for the George Lucas films, Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) has sold at Christie&#8217;s London, for \u00a3205,250 , or $321,422 today. The costume was believed to be elements from both films. 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