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Gary Kurtz T-47 Airspeeder Executive Gift from Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. image 1
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Lot 193
Gary Kurtz "T-47 Airspeeder" Executive Gift from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.
Hollywood Then and Now
6 June 2023, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$7,680 inc. premium

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Gary Kurtz "T-47 Airspeeder" Executive Gift from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.

20th Century-Fox, 1980. Original rare Industrial Light & Magic-made Executive gift featuring static display of a "T-47 Airspeeder" affixed to a black plexiglass base. Constructed of cast resin and mixed-media components, expertly assembled, painted, and finished by the wizards at ILM. This meticulously detailed display was presented at the time of production to Star Wars Producer Gary Kurtz who then gifted it to his talented assistant and sister-in-law, Bunny Alsop. The late Alsop was a fixture in the early days of Lucasfilm Ltd. and worked with Kurtz on both Star Wars: Episode VI – A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. In 1994, Alsop sold the crew gift to Starlog magazine co-creator Norman Jacobs. The display in the Plexiglas box measures 9.5 x 5 x 7.25 in. Exhibiting minor age and handling.
Overall: 9.5 x 5 x 7.25 in.

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From the Collection of Starlog magazine creator Norman Jacobs.

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