Props from the first 'Star Wars' movie are up for auction in the United Kingdom. The unique chicken leg stilts were originally made by a family of stilt dancers.
A unique prop from the original "Star Wars" movie is up for grabs, with an auction house calling it is "one of the most bizarre finds." Giant chicken leg stilts worn by English actor Peter Barbour in the 1977 "Star Wars" movie are set to sell at a Hansons Auctioneers "Star Wars" auction on May 3, 2024. The props used in director George Lucas’ film have a guide price of between roughly $1,000 and $2,100, per Hansons, a United Kingdom-based auction house.
Quilp’ starring Anthony Newley with him," she said. The U.K.-based Barbour family was known for its stilt-dancing skills. Peter Barbour was one of three sons who grew up in show business, with acts involving stilt dancing making them popular. Sue Barbour told Hansons that the pair were contacted by an agent who asked them to go to Pinewood Studios — where "Star Wars" was being filmed — to meet Lucas. "When we arrived, George took us around the props room," she recalled.
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