A Hogwarts uniform worn by Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has sold for nearly £80,000 despite being covered in MUD.
The dark grey, polyester-blend Gryffindor hooded cloak plus his trademark circular glasses went under the hammer.
The lot also included a white cotton button down shirt, necktie, wool, V-neck sweater, grey trousers and black leather suede shoes.
As well as being caked in dirt, the costume has stage blood all over it.
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Harry Potter Hogwarts school uniform covered in mud and fake blood (Credit: Jam Press / Propstore Auction)
But a Harry Potter superfan snapped up the distressed costume for £79,100 ($100,000) at the Propstore Auction.
It had been tipped to sell for as little as £59,000 ($75,000).
It was one of over 500 rare and iconic film and TV props and costumes that were sold.
The listing reads: “This lot exhibits intentional distressing throughout, such as mud on the cloak, sweater, and pants, and stage blood applied to the shirt around the collar and cuffs.”
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The movie was the second in the schoolboy wizard epics and was released in 2002.
Also sold was a full-size light up DeLorean Time Machine Replica from the Back to the Future trilogy
It was used for promotional events at Universal Studios, in Orlando, Florida, US.
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It was just like the one Dr Emmett ’Doc’ Brown drove in the 80s films.
DeLorean Time Machine Replica (Credit: Jam Press / Propstore Auction)
The car was bought for £197,750 ($250,000) at the auction in Los Angeles, California, US.
A cuirass worn by Russell Crowe – aka General Maximus – in the 2000 movie Gladiator fetched £98,875 ($125,000).
Cuirass worn in Gladiator (Credit: Jam Press / Propstore Auction)
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Bladed Dueling Lightsaber from the 2005 Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith used by actor Ewan McGregor, went for £93,931 ($118,750)
A 1995 Game Board from Jumanji sold for £207,638 ($262,500) and the most expensive lot was the Evil Clown Doll from 1982 horror flick Poltergeist was bought for £519,094 ($656,250)
Brandon Alinger, Propstore chief operating officer, said: “The strength of sales in the auction from titles such as Back to Future, Jumanji, and Star Wars show the strength of entertainment collectibles as a hobby.
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