Game of Thrones fans spend over $21 million at auction for props, costumes and more

Arya's dagger than killed the Night King went for $93,000, Cersei's shame bell went for $100,000, and the Iron Throne itself went for $1.5 million.
Photograph by Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO
Photograph by Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO /
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This past weekend, Heritage Auctions auctioned off nearly 900 props, costumes, maps and more from Game of Thrones. There were bidding wars galore, and at the end of the three-day session, every single lot was sold for a total of $21,115,718, according to Heritage Auctions itself.

In the end, this was the most successful auction themed around a single film or TV show, and the second most successful auction in the history of Heritage Auctions. The most successful, interestingly, was a 2011 auction featuring pieces of Hollywood memorabilia archived by movie star Debbie Reynolds, which included items like the camera on which George Lucas shot Star Wars and clothing worn by Marilyn Monroe. I guess Hollywood as a whole still beats Westeros.

All in all, 32 items from the Game of Thrones auction fetched $100,000 or more. Let's look at a sampling:

  • Obviously, the Iron Throne commanded the highest price: $1,490,000
  • Jon Snow's sword Longclaw was very popular. It main version of the blade sold for $400,000. Someone bought his fur ensemble worn for his trip beyond the wall in "Beyond the Wall" for $137,500, in part because it came with a lighter "action" version of Longclaw. And a rubber version sold for $106,250.
  • Jon's familiar Night's Watch costume sold for $337,500.
  • Sticking to costumes, Gregore "the Mountain" Clegane's enormous 13-piece armor set sold for $187,500. It was the first piece to break 100k.
  • Jaime Lannister's armor went for $275,000. His Kingsugard-specific armor set, which came complete with the sword Oathkeeper, went for $212,500. And his golden prosthetic hand sold for $112,500.
  • The Hound's armor set sold for $200,000 after a lengthy bidding war. His Hound-shaped helmet sold separately for $40,000.
  • Arya Stark's outfit from when she was trying to pass as a boy, which came complete with her sword Needle, sold for $150,000.
  • The armor that Oberyn Martell wore to fight against the Mountain sold for $106,250.
  • The ensemble that Tyrion Lannister wore during the deadly wedding reception for his nephew Prince Joffrey wold for $100,000. A blue dublet worn by Tyrion, which also came with his Hand of the Queen pin when he was working for Daenerys Targaryen, also fetched $100,000.
  • The snow-white winter look Daenerys Targaryen dons to rescue Jon Snow in "Beyond the Wall" sold for $156, 250.
  • The ensemble of a White Walker general went for $162,500.
  • The Lannister family litter used to carry Cersei to the Sept of Baelor sold for $118,750.
  • Sticking with Cersei, the shame bell used to harrangue her through the streets of King's Landing sold for $100,000.
  • The catspaw dagger Arya Stark used to kill the Night King went for $100,000.
  • The massive map of Westeros that adorned the floor of that one skylight room in the Red Keep during the last couple seasons went for $237,500. It comes in four panels.
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Photograph by Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO /

Congrats to everyone who took something home! And if you feel like selling us the shame bell on the cheap, I'm open to it.

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