Prized ‘Star Wars’ memorabilia that belonged to Peter Mayhew, the actor who famously performed Chewbacca, is about to go up for public sale … and unrightfully so, in line with the late actor’s spouse.
Angie Mayhew tells TMZ … she’s very upset an public sale home within the UK is promoting a ton of Pete’s possessions from his ‘Star Wars’ days, together with scripts, name sheets, signed photographs and extra.
The assortment was given to Ryedale Auctioneers by a pair who moved into Peter’s outdated dwelling in northern England and located the objects within the attic.
The couple did not know the memorabilia as soon as belonged to Peter, so that they unwittingly gave all of it up.
Angie tells us once they have been transferring out of the house, Peter tried to snag his mementos from the attic, however could not get inside on account of critical knee points … and he did not need Angie to danger harm going up there herself.
She says Peter scooped up as many objects inside arm’s attain as he may, however needed to go away the remaining.
Angie says leaving the memorabilia was certainly one of her and Peter’s “greatest disappointments” in life.
On Tuesday, Peter’s spouse noticed the objects have been up for public sale, and instantly received honchos on the Peter Mayhew Foundation to contact the public sale home. Angie says she plans to talk with the public sale home Thursday.
You’ll recall, the enduring ‘Star Wars’ actor died again in 2019. Angie is hoping to reclaim the objects and put them on show within the household’s “Chewy” museum in Texas.
As of now, the objects are set to go on the public sale block on Feb. 17 and 18. We reached out to Ryedale Auctions … to date, no phrase again.