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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Chloe Mac Donnell

Succession coffee mugs and dresses from The Crown: hit TV shows sell off prized props

The No 10 Downing Street façade created for The Crown will be auctioned at Bonhams among other props and cotumes.
The No 10 Downing Street façade created for The Crown will be auctioned at Bonhams among other props and cotumes. Photograph: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock

Celebrities are notorious for taking props from sets to keep as personal momentos. Daniel Radcliffe has admitted to taking several pairs of Harry Potter’s spectacles, while Adam Driver took home a lightsaber when filming wrapped on Star Wars. However, this could soon be a thing of the past as props from many of our most-loved TV shows are going up for auction.

Instead of reusing or archiving props and costumes, production companies are teaming up with auction houses to sell off entire sets from popular television series.

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