John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the Beatles song "If I Fell," penned on a Valentine's Day card during the band's 1964 New York visit, sold for $656,250. The sale was part of a larger Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction conducted by Heritage Auctions, which generated a total of $14,098,033.
The auction featured a variety of iconic items from film and television history. Among the notable sales were two "hero" rugs from the Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski, which fetched $350,000 and $375,000 respectively. A screen-used "Otto the Autopilot" prop from the comedy Airplane! sold for $200,000.
Further highlights included a top hat worn by Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), which sold for $350,000. Daenerys Targaryen's dragon eggs and chest from HBO's Game of Thrones achieved $312,500. Additionally, a .44 magnum revolver used by Clint Eastwood's character Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry film series sold for $206,250.
Two hoverboards from the film Back to the Future Part II were acquired by Ripley's Believe It or Not! World Entertainment, selling for $125,000 and $87,500. These props were used by the character Marty McFly.
Joe Maddalena, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions, commented on the auction's success, stating, "This auction showed the passion collectors have for the most iconic items in entertainment history." He added that these artifacts offer fans a tangible connection to "our shared modern mythology."