Phil Tippett Collection Principal Dejarik Holo-Chess Piece Armature | STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

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Sold Stock #127276 | Sold Sep 3 2020

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - Los Angeles - 2020

Phil Tippett Collection: Principal Dejarik Holo-Chess Piece Armature

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This lot will be sold on Thursday August 27th (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A principal Dejarik holo-chess piece armature from the production of George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) was cautioned to "let the Wookie win" during a game of intergalactic holochess with Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), before this character, today known as Mantellian Savrip, slammed another to the board. This chess piece was created by Phil Tippett as a personal project prior to Star Wars. When George Lucas saw the character he loved it, and asked if more could be developed to create a full game. Tippett gifted the Mantellian Savrip puppet to Lucas after filming, but first removed the stop-motion armature for future use.

This custom-fabricated metal armature for the principal chess piece puppet features wire-wrapped claws and is mounted to a black wood display base. It is in good overall condition with rust throughout and some stains to the wood. This lot comes from the collection of the film's stop-motion animator and miniature and optical effects artist Phil Tippett. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.

Dimensions: 8" x 8" x 10" (20.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 25.5 cm)

Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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