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The Pale Man's (Doug Jones) hands from Guillermo del Toro's fantasy horror Pan's Labyrinth. After being tempted to eat two grapes at the Pale Man's banquet, Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) accidentally woke him. On being roused, the Pale Man picked up a pair of eyeballs laying on a platter in front of him, and placed them into eye sockets on his palms.

Created and designed by del Toro and concept artist Sergio Sandoval, the Pale Man took on many forms before the terrifying blank-faced monster was brought to life on our screens. In a BFI interview, Guillermo del Toro revealed that the gruesome idea of having the creature's eyes embedded in his hands was inspired by a Polish poster he saw depicting a woman screaming and covering her eyes with semi-transparent hands. Similar imagery was later used for the poster of Don Coscarelli's Phantasm.

Sculpted by Arjen Tuiten and Arturo Balseiro, these silicone prosthetic hands are hand-painted in mottled pink-and-red skin tones, with the fingers stained black to represent eyelashes. Each hand includes a hand-painted white 'eyeball' at the centre of its palm, with each eyeball featuring a red square with a hand-drawn black "X" where the iris should be. Blinking animated eyes were later added digitally by CafeFX for close-up shots. Each prosthetic hand comes presented on a custom resin mannequin hand with a metal screw thread protruding from the base. The lot exhibits a few minor tears at the wrists from production use. Dimensions (largest): 37 cm x 20 cm x 9.5 cm (14 1/2" x 8" x 3 3/4")

Estimate: £8,000 - 16,000 Ω

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