The model was considered lost for decades by the Industrial Light & Magic team.
An exceptionally rare X-wing fighter model, seen in the original from 1977 Star Wars film, which astonishingly sold at auction for $3.13 million, significantly surpassing its original bid of $400,000.
This 1:24 scale model is one of only four ‘hero’ models made for this purpose Star Wars: Episode IV: A New HopeThe close-up scenes of the Rebel Alliance on the Death Star were long thought to have been lost. However, it was recently rediscovered in the collection of the late Hollywood model maker Greg Jein.
Greg Jein, a miniature maker known for his contributions to projects such as “Star Trek” And “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, earned Oscar and Emmy nominations during his career. After his death at the age of 76, friends of Greg Jein made an unexpected discovery last year when they found the X-wing fighter model stashed in his garage.
Heritage Auctions in Dallas hosted the auction, attracting bidders from around the world. The winning bid came from an unknown collector.
According to DailyExpertNewsIt was one of hundreds of props, scripts, costumes and other Hollywood memorabilia that Mr. Jein had collected over the decades and left scattered across two houses, two garages and two storage units in Los Angeles.
Heritage Auctions said the winning bidder did not wish to be publicly identified. The buyer had bid on the floor of the Dallas auction house, competing with another collector who was bidding over the telephone. A similar model X-wing sold for almost $2.4 million last year.
This sale underlines the enduring appeal of Star Wars and the remarkable value associated with original movie memorabilia.
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