US$1.5m plastic replica Iron Throne the top lot in US$21m Game of Thrones-themed auction

Replica throne from HBO series among more than 30 lots that sold for in excess of US$100,000 at three-day auction in Dallas, Texas

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Heritage Auctions chief executive officer Steve Ivy sits on the moulded plastic replica of the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones before its sale for US$1.49 million. Photo: Facebook/Heritage Auctions

Published: 4:15pm, 14 Oct 2024

Game of Thrones fans came out in droves to bid on hundreds of costumes, props and other items from the series in an auction that raked in over US$21 million.

The three-day Heritage Auctions event in Dallas, in the US state of Texas, featured over 900 lots including suits of armour, swords and weapons, jewellery and several other items of significance from the HBO series.

The top-dollar item was the very thing the characters in the series vied for throughout its eight-season run: the Iron Throne. After a six-minute bidding war, the throne sold for US$1.49 million.

The replica was made of plastic and moulded from the original screen-used version, then finished off with metallic paint and jewel embellishments. In the series, the throne was forged with dragon breath that melted the swords of a thousand vanquished challengers and became a symbol of the struggle for power throughout the show’s run.

Jon Snow’s signature Night’s Watch ensemble from Game of Thrones, which sold for US$337,500, and Daenerys Targaryen’s Frozen Lake ensemble from the series at a Heritage Auctions preview show. Photo: Reuters

Heritage Auctions said the event brought in US$21.1 million from more than 4,500 bidders. The auction marked Heritage’s second-best entertainment event, just shy of the record set by a Debbie Reynolds sale it held in 2011.