Overview
- Heritage Auctions reported the lightsaber and the practical severed-hand effects rig fetched $3.75 million, which the house called the highest price paid for a prop used in a Star Wars film.
- The hand rig was made from a cast of Mark Hamill’s hand by makeup artist Stuart Freeborn and came from Freeborn’s personal collection, a provenance Heritage highlighted as central to the lot’s value.
- The combined lot narrowly outpaced the previous top screen-used prop sales, though non‑on‑camera Star Wars items such as Tom Jung’s original poster art have sold for slightly more in past auctions.
- Buyers and sellers were not publicly identified, reflecting a common auction practice that keeps ownership private even as headline prices draw attention to the market.
- The sale joins other high‑end results at the same auction and reinforces a trend of strong collector demand and sharply rising prices for rare, documented screen-used memorabilia.