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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in
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lightsaber → use → Vader
The Empire Strikes Back and
Return of the Jedi sold for $4.875 million on Thursday, 12 November, a price that Heritage Auctions says is a world record for any
Star Wars collectible.
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Auctions → sell → collectible
The blade went under the hammer at the Ultimate Star Wars Auction held by the auction house that day.
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blade → go → house
A record price surpassing previous highs for Star Wars collectibles
Pic credit: Heritage auctions
The sale of the lightsaber has surpassed the auction house’s own previous record by about $1 million.
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sale → surpass → million
That record was $3,875,000, paid for Tom Jung’s original half-sheet key poster painting for
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.
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record → pay → painting
The lightsaber also set a new benchmark for screen-used
Star Wars props.
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lightsaber → set → props
It surpassed the $3.75 million fetched by the auction house in July for Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber and severed-hand effects rig from
The Empire Strikes Back.
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It → surpass → Back
In fact, the auction house already held a record in another category.
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house → hold → category
In 2023, its screen-matched Red Leader X-wing Starfighter, a filming miniature, sold for $3,135,000.
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Starfighter → match → 3,135,000
The house has now set records in three of the most sought-after areas of
Star Wars collecting.
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house → set → collecting
Pic credit: Heritage auctions
The lightsaber was used in the climactic duel on Cloud City, in which Vader tells Luke Skywalker, ‘I am your father.’
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I → use → Skywalker
This iconic confrontation is one of the most replayed moments in the franchise, and it changed the direction of the saga.
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it → replay → saga
The blade also appeared in
Return of the Jedi, linking it to the original trilogy’s final chapter.
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blade → appear → chapter
‘Vader’s weapon is a remarkable counterpart to that Skywalker lightsaber: both were used in the unforgettable Cloud City confrontation in
The Empire Strikes Back, the duel that culminated in Vader’s revelation and changed the course of the saga.
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that → use → saga
Its use in
Return of the Jedi further connects the lightsaber to the original trilogy’s enduring legacy,’ Heritage said in a press release.
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Heritage → connect → release
The sale was part of an auction covering material from Episodes I through IX, as well as later films and television series.
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sale → cover → IX
Vader’s weapon headlined what Heritage describes as the largest group of
Star Wars lightsabers ever offered at public auction.
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Heritage → headline → auction
Twenty-seven other examples accompanied it, representing many of the saga’s best-known Jedi and Sith.
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examples → accompany → Jedi
The sale reflects growing demand for screen-used film props.
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sale → reflect → props
Collectors have been paying more for screen-used pieces for several years, and this result suggests that the trend is continuing.
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trend → pay → years
A lightsaber from the Vader duels now sits at the top of a market where a single prop can outsell a rare piece of original poster art.
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prop → sit → art
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