Batman’s Batpod, the Batsuit from Batman Begins and Indiana Jones’s fedora are coming to London. The screen-used treasures will go on public display at The Cumberland Hotel from 19 to 22 November, ahead of a major film memorabilia auction in December.
The items are the star lots in Propstore’s Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, which features more than 1,400 pieces from film and television. The four-day public exhibition at the Marble Arch hotel gives fans a chance to see them up close before they go under the hammer.
The centrepiece is Batman’s screen-matched, light-up hero Batpod, ridden in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which is expected to fetch between £450,000 and £900,000. Alongside it, Christian Bale’s complete Batsuit from Batman Begins (2005) carries an estimate of £125,000 to £250,000.
Indiana Jones is represented in style. His fedora and shirt, worn in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and coming directly from the personal collection of legendary stunt performer Vic Armstrong — Harrison Ford’s stunt double — are expected to sell for between £400,000 and £800,000. The bullwhip from the same film is valued at between £200,000 and £400,000.
Stephen Lane, founder and chief executive of Propstore, said the Batpod was “an extraordinary feat of filmmaking and engineering, and a spectacular centrepiece” for the auction. He added: “Bringing together Indiana Jones’s fedora, shirt, and bullwhip in the same catalogue is particularly exciting. These pieces define one of cinema’s most recognisable characters, and offering all three in a single auction is an extraordinary opportunity for collectors.”
“With the fedora and shirt coming directly from legendary stunt performer Vic Armstrong’s personal collection, they also tell the story of the remarkable stunt work behind the adventure,” Lane said. “We can’t wait to find new homes for these relics with collectors who will treasure their place in film history.”
Other highlights in the sale include the screen and photo-matched costume worn by Christopher Reeve as Evil Superman in Superman III (1983), estimated at £130,000 to £260,000; Conan’s Atlantean Sword from Conan the Barbarian (1982), at £75,000 to £150,000; Jon Snow’s hero Longclaw sword from Game of Thrones, at £50,000 to £100,000; and Daenerys Targaryen’s Drogon dragon egg, at £20,000 to £40,000.
The auction itself takes place over three days, from 4 to 6 December. The first day will include in-person bidding at BAFTA’s 195 Piccadilly venue in London, with phone, online and absentee bidding available across all three days.
The public exhibition runs from 19 to 22 November at The Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch. The complete Batman suit and the Batpod will both be on display during the preview.
It is the latest big festive-season draw in the West End — Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden is bringing daily indoor snow from 12 November, and Christmas markets are opening across the capital.
