Somerset
Sr Member
Hello everyone.
Just before going out on New Year's Eve my parents sent me a text saying that they had been watching the Antiques Roadshow on BBC 1 and that the final items on the show had been some props that a set painter had recovered during his time in the business.
One of the items he had brought in was a Darth Vader mask. The antiques 'expert' gives the usual spiel about how important provenance is when it comes to film props (and then fails to actually get any proof of it...) before going on to make a valuation of £150,000 - £200,000 if it should ever go to auction.
Now I'm skeptical about many of these things but as far as I'm aware this is unlikely to be a screen-used helmet, but perhaps a more likely a cast or one of the touring ones maybe? Have a look and listen to the chap's story. Can any of our resident Vader experts identify it?
Hopefully this link works - the final section begins at 50 minutes and 24 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryNlmQodPLY?t=50m24s
Just before going out on New Year's Eve my parents sent me a text saying that they had been watching the Antiques Roadshow on BBC 1 and that the final items on the show had been some props that a set painter had recovered during his time in the business.
One of the items he had brought in was a Darth Vader mask. The antiques 'expert' gives the usual spiel about how important provenance is when it comes to film props (and then fails to actually get any proof of it...) before going on to make a valuation of £150,000 - £200,000 if it should ever go to auction.
Now I'm skeptical about many of these things but as far as I'm aware this is unlikely to be a screen-used helmet, but perhaps a more likely a cast or one of the touring ones maybe? Have a look and listen to the chap's story. Can any of our resident Vader experts identify it?
Hopefully this link works - the final section begins at 50 minutes and 24 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryNlmQodPLY?t=50m24s
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