Elf movie costume could fetch £200,000 at auction

A costume worn by Will Ferrell in the film Elf is predicted to sell for up to £200,000 when it goes to auction next month.

Hertfordshire-based auction house Propstore says it expects to attract bids of between £100,000 and £200,000 for the outfit from the 2003 Christmas comedy.

It will go under the hammer between 5 and 7 December in London.

The auction will also feature scripts from festive favourites Die Hard and Love Actually, hand annotated by the actor Alan Rickman, which are expected to get at least £30,000 and £3,000 respectively.

The green-and-yellow outfit was worn by Ferrell's character, Buddy the Elf, in a scene where he presses every button in a New York lift.

It comes directly from the collection of the film's producer Jon Berg, the auction house said.

A Propstore spokesperson said: "As well as featuring original production tags and visible signs of use on-set, what makes this hero costume particularly special is that it screen-matches to the memorable elevator scene.

"With only a handful of costumes believed to have been made for the film, this remarkable provenance makes it an exceptionally desirable piece of Christmas movie history."

Also featured in the auction is Star Wars character Boba Fett's original blaster prop from The Empire Strikes Back, which is expected to fetch between £350,000 and £700,000.

A fedora used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is expected to sell for between £150,000 and £300,000.

Stephen Lane, Propstore CEO, said: "Each piece is a tangible piece of storytelling history, connecting fans directly to the films that shaped their imaginations."