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The Thing's (Michael Chiklis) facial prosthetic and SFX hands from Tim Story's superhero film Fantastic Four. After being exposed to cosmic radiation, Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) and his three companions became infused with superpowers, with Ben becoming a creature of stone known as The Thing.

Chiklis, being a devout fan of The Thing since childhood, fought eagerly to protect the character from being CGI. He wore over 20kg of prosthetics which took three hours to apply.

The lot comprises of a foam latex head appliance and matching gloves painted orange with detailing such as cracks and rough edges to look like rocks. The head appliance is made up of several pieces that have since been stuck together to make a complete bust and the gloves have partings in the palms that fasten with Velcro and metal button fasteners around the wrists. The gloves each have a handwritten label reading "Michael C #2"; a pair of hand extenders made from vac-formed plastic for the backs of the hands; and carbon fibre and resin moulded into finger segments. These segments are then joined with a mechanism that allows the wearer to control each digit. They feature the handwritten label "Michael" and several other number references on each finger section.

Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000 M

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