{"id":43473,"date":"2017-11-09T23:52:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T06:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=43473"},"modified":"2017-11-09T23:52:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T06:52:09","slug":"withdrawn-bonhams-pulls-a-luke-skywalker-lightsaber-used-in-return-of-the-jedi-from-tcm-presents-out-of-this-world-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/09\/withdrawn-bonhams-pulls-a-luke-skywalker-lightsaber-used-in-return-of-the-jedi-from-tcm-presents-out-of-this-world-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"WITHDRAWN:  Bonhams Pulls \u201cA Luke Skywalker Lightsaber used in Return of the Jedi\u201d from &#8220;TCM Presents&#8230; Out Of This World!&#8221; Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5KqHO-bjb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43475\" 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https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/11\/Bonhams-TMC-Presents-Out-of-the-World-Luke-Skywalker-Return-of-the-Jedi-Lightsaber-Auction-Elstree-Props-WITHDRAWN-332x190.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2017\/11\/Bonhams-TMC-Presents-Out-of-the-World-Luke-Skywalker-Return-of-the-Jedi-Lightsaber-Auction-Elstree-Props-WITHDRAWN-700x400.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week The Original Prop Blog published an article about the <em>\u201cA Luke Skywalker Lightsaber used in Return of the Jedi\u201d<\/em> prop up for public auction in their current <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auctions\/24465\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cTCM Presents \u2026 Out of This World!\u201d<\/a><\/strong> event scheduled to conclude on November 21st.\u00a0 The description in the online catalog had been edited to remove the (vague) details about the provenance, and the piece in question seems to match a \u201cReturn of the Jedi\u201d lightsaber prop that I wrote about in 2013 that was offered for sale on eBay and seemed to have a connection with Elstree Props.\u00a0 Today, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auctions\/24465\/lot\/1074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the lot is marked as &#8220;WITHDRAWN&#8221;<\/a> on the item page.<\/p>\n<p>You can read all the details about the questions raised about the provenance and authenticity of this piece in last week&#8217;s article: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/03\/a-luke-skywalker-lightsaber-used-in-return-of-the-jedi-in-current-bonhams-auction-raises-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason DeBord<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week The Original Prop Blog published an article about the \u201cA Luke Skywalker Lightsaber used in Return of the Jedi\u201d prop up for public auction in their current \u201cTCM 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