Han Solo’s ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ jacket fails to sell at auction

A jacket worn by Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back failed to sell at a London auction of movie memorabilia, the sale’s organisers said.

The blue-grey jacket, which was found at a costume house and screenmatched, is the only significant costume piece from the original film trilogy to come to public auction.

The item had a pre-sale estimate price of between £500,000 and £1 million (Dh2.4 million and Dh4.8 million). But the bidding climbed to £450,000 before stalling. “Han Solo’s jacket... didn’t meet reserve but we’ve already had a number of post auction enquiries,” said the sale’s organiser, Prop Store, in a statement.

Collectors had a chance to get their hands on film props and costumes from other films such as Indiana Jones, Forrest Gump and Back to the Future II.

The London and Los Angeles-based Prop Store put more than 600 lots from some 150 movies and television shows up for sale.

Other Star Wars items include Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber from the Revenge of the Sith movie, which sold for £110,000.