Props from the "Succession" set fetched more than $600,000, including Cousin Greg's dog costume, Kendall Roy's fake "Forbes" cover, artificial cocaine, and Burberry bags.
From the Tom Ford sneakers worn by Kendall Roy, played by Jeremy Strong, to the "ludicrously large" Burberry bag taken by an outsider to a family event, to the eulogy written by Roman Roy, played by Kieran Culkin, for his father Logan Roy, written Various props from the set of "Succession," ranging from a pink notepad, fetched a total of $627,825 at an auction held yesterday, Fortune reported. Tom Ford sneakers sold for $2,125, a Burberry bag for $18,750, and notepaper for an incredible $25,000.
A total of 236 pieces of memorabilia from this hit series, which ended last year, were auctioned. The auction was timely as the HBO show won four Golden Globes last Sunday and is expected to do great at the Emmys tomorrow. [The auction was conducted by Heritage Auctions. Other items for sale included a "Doderick" costume for Cousin Greg from the show's pilot episode, and a six-foot dog mascot suit worn by Greg on his first day on the job at Waystar Adventure Parks. Remember when Greg, played by Nicholas Brown, caught a cold and puked out of the eyeballs of his costume? Well, "the eye sockets are mostly clean," said a Heritage Auctions representative. (It ultimately sold for $7,812.50.)
Lucas Mattson's (Alexander Skarsgard) VAPE device, Kendall's fictional Forbes cover issue, and Shiv Roy's (Sarah Snook) Max Mara power outfit also went to auction. Roman's Walmart children's T-shirt cost $1,875; Kendall's Prada suit cost $7,500; Kendall's two American Express platinum cards, two MasterCard cards, and a driver's license cost $10,000; white powder (actually a naturally occurring sugar called A set of vials containing white powder (actually inositol, a naturally occurring sugar, but played as something else on screen) sold for $2,000. A set of sausages as props (which Logan made the execs lie on the floor, growling and begging like pigs) went for $5,250. (Her speech did not sell as high as her brother Roman's (which annoyed her), but Shiv's speech to the press announcing her father Logan's passing, "My brothers and I want to tell you that Logan Roy built a great American family company," fetched $17, It was sold for another high price of $17, 500. Some of the words of the speech were written in Snook's own handwriting in block letters.
"We couldn't be more pleased with Saturday's auction, and we know that those who will take home a piece of Roy's legacy will feel the same way," said Jax Strobel, managing director of Heritage Screenbid, in a statement.
Props often take a back seat to costumes in terms of auction proceeds, but are carefully sourced by the show's props department, which goes to extreme lengths to secure the right items, even if they only appear for a few seconds, according to the Associated Press. master, Monica Jacobs said.
The auction brought "a lot of fan participation, with not only collectors but real fans of the show participating and bidding," Strobel said in a separate statement.
I love Succession too (and already miss it), but still, $25,000 for a piece of pink notepaper is a lot of money .......
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