Elf movie costume sells for £239,000 at auction

A costume worn by Will Ferrell in the film Elf has sold for more than £239,000 at auction.

Hertfordshire-based auction house Propstore estimated the costume from the 2003 Christmas comedy could sell for up to £200,000.

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.

A fedora used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which was filmed at Elstree Studios, sold in the same auction on Friday for £327,600.

The Elf outfit came directly from the collection of the film’s producer Jon Berg, the auction house said.

A Propstore spokesperson previously said: “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.”

There were 21 bids on the on the Indiana Jones’ fedora.

Star Wars’ character Boba Fett’s original blaster prop from The Empire Strikes Back is expected to fetch between £350,000 and £700,000 on Saturday.

Items from a range of films and TV series have been going under the hammer in an auction in London which lasts until Sunday.