“Game of Thrones” followers got here out in droves to bid on a whole lot of costumes, props and different gadgets from the collection in an public sale that raked in over $21 million.
From Thursday by Saturday, the Heritage Auctions occasion in Dallas featured over 900 heaps together with fits of armor, swords and weapons, jewellery and several other different gadgets of significance from the HBO collection.
The top-dollar merchandise was the very factor the characters within the collection vied for all through its eight-season run: the Iron Throne. After a six-minute bidding struggle, the throne bought for $1.49 million.
The duplicate was made from plastic and molded from the unique screen-used model, then completed off with metallic paint and jewel gildings. In the collection, the throne was cast with dragon breath that melted the swords of a thousand vanquished challengers and have become a logo of the wrestle for energy all through the present’s run.
Heritage Auctions mentioned in a press release Sunday that the occasion introduced in $21.1 million from greater than 4,500 bidders. The public sale marked Heritage’s second-best leisure occasion, simply shy of the report set by a Debbie Reynolds sale it held in 2011.
Heritage Executive Vice President Joe Maddalena mentioned in a press release he knew the public sale would resonate.
“These are extraordinary treasures made by Emmy-winning costume designers and prop makers, who worked tirelessly to adapt George R.R. Martin’s wonderful novels,” Maddalena mentioned. “People needed a bit of that ‘Game of Thrones’ magic.”
Beyond the coveted Iron Throne, over 30 different heaps commanded six-figure worth tags.
Jon Snow’s signature sword, Longclaw, wielded onscreen by Kit Harington, bought for $400,000 and his night time’s watch ensemble, that includes a heavy cape, went for $337,500. Both gadgets kicked off extended bidding wars.
Starting bids ranged from $500 to $20,000, however a number of gadgets went for 1000’s of {dollars} extra. Such was the case for a number of cloaks and clothes worn by Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister. A grey suede ensemble worn by Daenerys bought for $112,500, precisely $100,000 over its beginning bid, and the pink velvet costume Cersei wears in her ultimate look on the present went for $137,500, which was $122,500 over its beginning bid.
Suits of armor additionally proved fashionable, particularly after they included sought-after weapons. Jaime Lannister’s black-leather armor ensemble fetched $275,000 and his Kingsguard armor — together with his iconic Oathkeeper longsword — went for $212,500. Queensguard armor worn by the character Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane bought for $212,500.
In an interview when the public sale was introduced in September, Jay Roewe, HBO’s senior vice chairman of worldwide incentives and manufacturing planning, mentioned the sale speaks to the collection’ endurance 5 years after its finale.
“‘Game of Thrones’ was a zeitgeist moment in our culture. It was a zeitgeist moment in high-end television. It was a zeitgeist moment in terms of HBO,” he mentioned. “It’s impacted the culture.”
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