When Peter Mayhew passed away in 2019, the actor, best known for his role in Chewbacca, appeared in several episodes of the war of stars Serie left an attic full of memorabilia.
The items contain an original war of stars script and a call sheet. Health issues prevented Mayhew from moving her out of his attic when he moved in, so the new owners of the home took custody.
Time passed and the goods that remained were recently auctioned off. It was then that the late actor’s wife, Angie Mayhew, found out about the potential sale and tweeted her displeasure that the goods are sold.
Auctioneer Angus Ashworth intervened.
“I was approached by a lovely elderly couple who were clearing out their attic a quarter of a century after moving into their property,” Ashworth said in a statement, according to the BBC. “The contents of the attic included a bag war of stars Memorabilia I thought was interesting war of stars fans.”
Ashworth said he only heard about the Mayhew family’s dismay after seeing the tweet. He negotiated this with the owners, who were happy to return the items to the non-profit Peter Mayhew Foundation.
“No one has come to us to talk about it and if they had I would of course have spoken to the sellers,” Ashworth said. “The monetary value of the property is quite modest, but knowing how much it means to the foundation and having had it in the attic for over 24 years, the sellers are happy to donate it to the foundation to permanently add to their personal collection. have. , not for profit, for fans to have access forever.
Source: Deadline
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