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Miriam Burrell

Thousands of Game of Thrones costumes, props and memorabilia up for auction

Game Of Thrones fans have the chance to get their hands on prized memorabilia from the HBO series, including props such as Jon Snow’s sword, as it goes up for auction.

More than 2,000 items, including a melted version of the coveted Iron Throne, distributed across 900 lots will be on the auction block in October through Heritage Auctions in Texas.

The collection will be available to preview in the auction house's New York and London offices from September 17 to October 4.

The starting bids range from 500 dollars (£380) to 20,000 dollars (£15,000) for items as famous as Jaime Lannister's full suit of armour and sword, to props as granular as prosthetic teeth used for the White Walkers.

Other notable items include Daenerys Targaryen's memorable cloaks, coats and leather outfits (some that feature dragon chokers and accents) worn by Emilia Clarke; Jon Snow's notorious Longclaw sword wielded by Kit Harington, and the Hand of the Queen Pin worn by Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

Jon Snow in HBO’s Game of Thrones (HBO)

Even items that did not boast much screen time, like the bell wielded during Cersei Lannister's walk of shame or bloodstained garb from the infamous Red Wedding, are expected to draw fans' attention during bidding.

Jay Roewe, HBO's senior vice president of global incentives and production planning, said the auction was a chance for fans to "grab a piece of history".

"Game Of Thrones was a zeitgeist moment in our culture. It was a zeitgeist moment in high-end television. It was a zeitgeist moment in terms of HBO," he said.

"This is something we all grew up with. It's impacted every single one of our lives. It's impacted the culture, and Game Of Thrones has meant something to every single person."

Although the series started in 2011 and several items in the auction date back to then, they have not been "collecting dust", Mr Roewe said.

Emilia Clarke in HBO’s Game of Thrones

HBO had been carefully preserving thousands of props, costumes and set pieces since the series began for use on potential spinoffs or sequels.

Mr Roewe said: "We don't need them any more. It's time to finally open it up to the world."

Emmy-winning costume designer Michele Clapton has been praised since the series' start for the detailed and intentional designs that fuelled storylines.

The catalogue features interviews with Ms Clapton, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and several of the cast members commenting on the episode-specific usage and significance of hundreds of the items.

Joe Maddalena, the executive vice president of Heritage Auctions called this kind of access and information "uncharted territory" in the auction world.

"You don't usually get studio-sanctioned auctions like this. This is studio sanctioned," he said.

"Everything comes from the archive. Everything was handpicked, scene specific. You know where your piece was used. You know it was actually used on screen."

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