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Lot # 305: STAR WARS - EP V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Set of Yoda (Frank Oz) Puppet Fingern

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Lot # 305: STAR WARS - EP V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Set of Yoda (Frank Oz) Puppet Fingern
This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 29th. The auction will begin at 9:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on June 30th or July 1st. A set of Yoda (Frank Oz) puppet fingernails, trinket cord, and eye accessories from Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) trained with Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah. This lot consists of 38 original production components created by make-up designer Stuart Freeborn: a leather cord labeled "Yoda trinket" by Freeborn; five yellow resin fingernails; three plastic and metal blinking eye mechanisms; five metal internal head mechanism components; and 24 additional plastic eyepieces. Each piece was created in connection with the Yoda puppets Freeborn built for Empire as well as Return of the Jedi. The set is in good overall condition with various small fractures and tears from age and production use, and is stored in a bin labeled "Yoda", also in Freeborn's hand. Dimensions (largest): 6.5" x 6.5" x 3.5" (16.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 9 cm); (smallest): 0.75" x 0.75" x 0.75" (2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm) Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000