UPDATE 5/9 – YN Reader Paul reports in:  This item has been pulled from the Auction as it was identified by ‘fans’ as clearly being a replica. It no longer appears in the Profiles in History Auction Catalogue.  (Thanks Paul)

Via ComicBook.com:

Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Alec Guinness’ screen-used lightsaber and antique lightsaber chest from 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope is one of more than 2,000 pieces of movie memorabilia headed for the auction block (via Page Six).

Other Star Wars relics sure to be prized by collectors include a 46-inch tall model of the Death Star as seen in Return of the Jedi and life-size models of C-3PO and Darth Vader created by in-house special effects gurus Industrial Light and Magic.

The lightsaber chest and C-3PO and Darth Vader models are expected to fetch between $60,000 — $80,000, while the studio model miniature Death Star is priced between $150,000 — $250,000.

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