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Luke Skywalker’s saber and Rocky Balboa’s boots will be for sale at this upcoming auction

Fast Company · Jun 16, 2026, 1:56 PM

A light saber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of valuables from movies, music and other corners of pop culture.The Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions announced Tuesday and held July 13-17 also includes hats from “The Wizard of Oz” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” hoverboards from “Back to the Future II,” rugs from “The Big Lebowski” and a pair of Rocky’s boxing boots. [Image: Heritage Auctions] A major Beatles artifact will also be up for sale: John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “If I fell,” written on the back of a Valentine card while he was in New York for the Fab Four’s first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. The bidding for it will open at $500,000.The light saber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the climactic Cloud City fight in the 1980 “Star Wars” sequel, where Darth Vader declares “I am your father,” includes a severed hand effects rig. It’s never been up for auction before and bidding opens at $1 million. [Image: Heritage Auctions] Bidding starts at $100,000 for a Wicked Witch of the West hat worn by actor Margaret Hamilton in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” and at $50,000 for the brown top hat worn by Gene Wilder as the title character in 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” [Image: Heritage Auctions] The auction will also include a pair of boxing boots worn by Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky III.” 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.Also up for sale are the two rugs that are essential to the plot of “The Big Lebowski,” including the rug belonging to Jeff Bridges’ the Dude that is soil

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