The two Succession characters Tom and Greg. picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Uncredited
Hundreds of props used in the series “Succession” have been auctioned off.
The famous Burberry bag mocked by Tom Wambsgans fetched $18,750.
Here are some other items from the series that have found their way into private collections.
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Soon someone on the street will proudly become one insanely big bag wear that he bought for an insanely high price.
The voluminous Burberry bag is one of the most famous props of the HBO-Saga „Succession“ about the Roy family dynasty and was auctioned for 18,750 US dollars (17,000 euros).
The series, which ran from 2018 to 2023, followed the lives of patriarch Logan Roy’s four children as they struggled to take over the Waystar RoyCo media empire while their father’s health declined.
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The hundreds of items in the Prop auction are a journey through the series: fake magazine covers depicting the Roy family, fake sausages and fake credit cards that finance the Roys’ wealthy lifestyle.
But this bag, which became infamous when Matthew Macfadyen’s Tom Wambsgans cruelly ridiculed it, wasn’t even the most expensive item sold from the set of the drama, which is also expected to win at Monday’s Emmy Awards after it had won the Golden Globes.
A total of around 572,000 euros was raised
No, it was a set of pink index cards containing Roman Roy’s notes for the eulogy at his father’s funeral – a speech he never gave. The four cards that say “My father Logan Roy was a great man” begin to represent Roman’s (Kieran Culkin) tragic failure to capture the moment. They now have a new life with someone who paid $25,000 (22,800 euros) and will hopefully frame them beautifully.
The online auction on behalf of HBO at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, which ended on Saturday, brought in a total of $627,825 (572,000 euros) for 236 lots. The results not only showed that people love the series, says Heritage spokesman Robert Wilonsky, but also that meaningful objects, rather than the series’ high-end “stealth” fashion, were best received by bidders.
“Ultimately, it was the key moments of the show that resonated with fans,” he says.
The props often take a backseat to the costumes. After all, awards shows don’t give a prize for “best props” like costumes, notes Succession prop master Monica Jacobs, who joined the series after the pilot episode. But the prop departments go to great lengths to find just the right item – even if it’s only visible for a few seconds.
Jacobs shared the origin stories of some of the series’ most iconic props.
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Here are some of the “ridiculously large” props from “Succession” that just went up for auction
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An “incredibly spacious” bag for camping holidays
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The pink slips Roman Roy uses to commemorate his father
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A scorpion paperweight that could ruin a marriage
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The six-foot-tall dog mascot who is (mostly) puke-free
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