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Count Dooku's (Christopher Lee) lightsaber hilt with a waist clip from George Lucas' Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Sith Lord Dooku wielded his red lightsaber to duel first Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), and later Yoda (Frank Oz), before Skywalker beheaded Dooku with his own saber in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.

In the Star Wars canon, Dooku studied Jedi archives, designing his menacing curved lightsaber hilt to fit his unique, precise, and controlled combat style. The final iconic curvature was designed by concept artist Phil Shearer and art department assistant Roel Robles based on previous Sith villain designs as well as real-world Filipino weaponry.

This lightsaber is a hero version designed for close-up shots before and after duels. Crafted in resin and vacuum-metalized, it features a mirror-chrome finish with four separate black rubber accents, three gold-color metal screws on the lower part of the grip, a matching rubber nodule just below the blade, and a transparent red resin activator switch above the pommel. A black plastic clip is affixed to the right side for attaching to Dooku's left hip.

At the tip of the guard is a curved metal protrusion detail which runs down the length of the lightsaber interior for counterbalance and which, after coming loose following production, has since been sympathetically restored. The hilt exhibits additional signs of use, including peeling rubber, white discoloration on the clip, and stains to the metalized finish. Dimensions: 13" x 3.75" x 1.75" (33 cm x 9.5 cm x 4.5 cm)

Estimate: $50,000 - 70,000

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