A pair of “hot dog hands,” a Bluetooth headset for crossing between universes and a rock decorated with googly eyes were among the standout lots at one of the year’s most unusual auctions.
“Rockverse Rock,” a prop featured in scenes set in a universe where characters are rocks with googly eyes. Credit: A24
The items were among 43 pieces of memorabilia put on sale by A24, the production house behind the hit film.
The sausage-fingered prop hands sold $55,000, while a pair of knitted gloves to fit them made $4,000.
A puppet used to portray the character Raccacoonie fetched $55,000. Credit: A24
The top-selling item, however, was an animatronic racoon puppet, which fetched $90,000 from an online bidder. Named Raccacoonie — in a nod to Pixar’s “Ratatouille” — the animal is seen sitting on the head of a chef, played by Harry Shum Jr., while controlling his actions in a restaurant kitchen.
The auction featured some more conventional memorabilia, including costumes and office props. Among the biggest sellers was a fanny pack worn by Ke Huy Quan’s character, Waymond Wang, that fetched $48,000 and an “Auditor of the Month” trophy, seen on the desk of exasperated tax inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Jamie Lee Curtis), which sold for $60,000.
“Enter the multiverse with Evelyn’s Bluetooth earpieces,” production house A24 wrote of this prop on its auction website. Credit: A24
The online auction closed to bidding Thursday after attracting total sales of more than $500,000. Proceeds will be shared between three charities: the Asian Mental Health Project, the Laundry Workers Center and the Transgender Law Center.
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