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Sweeney Todd's (Johnny Depp) metal straight razor from Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. After 15 years of exile, Todd returned to Fleet Street, where he used his straight razors, which he referred to as his "friends" and designated for specific days of the week, to cut the throats of his victims. The straight razor has remained cursed by its synonymity with the musical and its status as the signature prop from the film.

Designed by prop master David Balfour, this stainless steel blade features a unique bas-relief design of a mother holding her child, based on illustrations by William Blake, as stated in the film's making of book by the same title.

Balfour's interview with the Los Angeles Times explained how after sculptor Dick George created the prototypes, Burton selected two of the seven straight razors to be used as Todd's primary hero razors. This blade was selected as its design aligns with Balfour's description of the two hero blades in the interview: "One was a mother and child, which relates to Todd's missing family, the other was a serene female figure, her face tilted, her flowing hair clinging to her body." Dimensions: 7.50" x 1.50" x 0.50" (19 cm x 4 cm x 1 cm)

Blade was dulled by production.

Estimate: $4,000 - 8,000

View all lots from SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007)