{"id":37503,"date":"2014-07-28T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T20:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=37503"},"modified":"2015-08-31T01:04:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T08:04:36","slug":"nate-d-sanders-withdraws-prototype-star-wars-stormtrooper-prop-helmet-with-andrew-ainsworth-provenance-from-upcoming-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/28\/nate-d-sanders-withdraws-prototype-star-wars-stormtrooper-prop-helmet-with-andrew-ainsworth-provenance-from-upcoming-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate D. Sanders Withdraws \u201cPrototype\u201d Star Wars Stormtrooper Prop Helmet with Andrew Ainsworth Provenance from Upcoming Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/28\/nate-d-sanders-withdraws-prototype-star-wars-stormtrooper-prop-helmet-with-andrew-ainsworth-provenance-from-upcoming-auction\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37505\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2014\/07\/Nate-D-Sanders-Withdrawn-Prototype-Stormtrooper-Helmet-Prop-Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-Andrew-Ainsworth-Auction-Movie-Prop-Questions-x380.jpg\" alt=\"Nate-D-Sanders-Withdrawn-Prototype-Stormtrooper-Helmet-Prop-Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-Andrew-Ainsworth-Auction-Movie-Prop-Questions-x380\" width=\"380\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2014\/07\/Nate-D-Sanders-Withdrawn-Prototype-Stormtrooper-Helmet-Prop-Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-Andrew-Ainsworth-Auction-Movie-Prop-Questions-x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2014\/07\/Nate-D-Sanders-Withdrawn-Prototype-Stormtrooper-Helmet-Prop-Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-Andrew-Ainsworth-Auction-Movie-Prop-Questions-x380-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Four days ago, Original Prop Blog published an article (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/24\/daily-mail-piece-on-nate-d-sanders-super-rare-prototype-stormtrooper-helmet-from-andrew-ainsworths-work-on-star-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LINK<\/strong><\/a>) noting the Daily Mail wrote a piece promoting a Stormtrooper helmet auction in the Nate D. Sanders auction concluding this coming Thursday.\u00a0 The helmet had been described as a &#8220;prototype&#8221; from the original 1977 <em>Star Wars<\/em> film, with provenance from Andrew Ainsworth.\u00a0 Original Prop Blog has published a number of articles about these &#8220;prototype&#8221; helmets sold into the marketplace over the years, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/16\/christies-withdraws-prototype-star-wars-stormtrooper-prop-helmet-with-andrew-ainsworth-provenance-from-upcoming-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported in June that Christie&#8217;s withdrew one of these from their auctions<\/a> at the time.\u00a0 Now, <a href=\"http:\/\/natedsanders.com\/catalog.aspx?searchby=3&amp;searchvalue=prototype%20stormtrooper\" target=\"_blank\">Nate D. Sanders has withdrawn this one from it&#8217;s own auction<\/a> (though, as reported, it failed to sell in <a href=\"http:\/\/natedsanders.com\/prototype-stormtrooper-helmet-from-the-first-sta-lot26072.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">their March auction<\/a> and in subsequent eBay auctions).<\/p>\n<p>You can read all past articles on these &#8220;prototype&#8221; helmets here:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/category\/news-events\/lfl-ainsworth-stormtrooper-helmets\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a wealth of additional information on a Facebook group related to original Stormtrooper helmets:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/367062635069\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason DeBord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four days ago, Original Prop Blog published an article (LINK) noting the Daily Mail wrote a piece promoting a Stormtrooper helmet auction in the Nate D. 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