In a galaxy far, far away...

Yes, Stars Wars was flavour of the month in the latest C & T Auctioneers sale. You may not relish the fact, but this genre simply refuses to go away...

Almost 350 lots comprised the sale, with over 50% devoted to Obi Wan Kenobi et al. Three Yak Faces (unblistered) each made £200 or more (a carded version realising £1,650 – quite a difference); an 11 inch Luke doll from Palitoy in a window box sold for £130; and a mint boxed Palitoy Star Wars Cantina Action playset hit a high note at £520. There were dozens of loose Star Wars figures, sold in groupings, but some choice carded examples also went under the hammer. How about the Palitoy General Mills Star Wars: Return of The Jedi Tri Logo R2-D2 with pop-up lightsabre? He achieved a cool £1,100, not a bad return on his original price of £1.59. In the same series a Return of The Jedi Lando Calrissian (general pilot) went for £340, being pipped at the post by Luke Skywalker (in a battle poncho) at £360. Mind you, £1,850 was required to bag the same fellow in an Imperial Stormtrooper outfit...

There were some great sci-fi diecasts sold and James Bond occupied a useful niche: the tinplate Japanese Aoshin James Bond’s Secret Agent Aston Martin DB5 Action Car, (actually an unlicensed Gilbert version with covered up labelling!) made £660, whilst the Scalextric James Bond set was taken to £1,350. Finally, a truly stunning mint example of the gold Corgi DB5 sold for an eye-watering £800, twice the estimate.

Bargains? The Louis Marx Toys (this of British manufacture) Sir Percival Gold Knight from the noble knight series, complete with armour and fighting accessories, in excellent original condition, went for just £30; and a pair of boxed Marx Toys Dr Who and the Daleks Rolykins, in plastic and each with eye, gun and manipulator arm (one in black and gold, the other in silver and gold), sold for £60.