In November, 2017, my employer, Bonhams Auctions, set a World Record for the most expensive movie prop to ever sell at auction: the original Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet" and his Jeep. I am proud to say that I cataloged that piece; here is a link to the listing I wrote:
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24465/lot/1070/
The auction was covered by countless major news outlets, including CBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian, SyFy, Scientific American, and dozens of others. This is deeply satisfying to me from a professional standpoint, partly because Robby's longtime owner, Bill Malone, sent me my first movie prop catalog when I was in my early teens.
It was "a true privilege," as Robby would say, spending two-and-a-half months around Robby and I'm sure his new home will be a happy one.
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