At a recent movie prop auction, the Rosebud sled from the 1941 film “Citizen Kane” brought in one of the highest priced pieces of memorabilia in Hollywood history at $14.75 million! The sled was topped only by the sale of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” at $32.5 million last December.
The sled was thought lost when Joe Dante found it in 1984 while working on another film. He used the sled in four of his films.
Two other sleds from the film went up for auction and sold for $60,500 in 1982 and $233,000 in 1996.
Proving that Indiana Jones is still popular, the whip used by actor Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and was later owned by Princess Diana sold for $525,000. Ford presented the whip to His Royal Highness Prince Charles at the film’s premiere. The Prince gave it the then Princess of Wales as a gift. The owner who put the whip up for auction and its buyer were not identified.
Speaking on the whip, Heritage executive vice president Joe Maddalena said, “the bullwhip is the iconic symbol of an iconic character of cinema history, Indiana Jones, and has been a highlight of this auction.”
A Summer Entertainment Auction from Heritage Auctions, officials said that it was the second-highest grossing entertainment auction in history.