‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer
Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models and other beloved creations raise money to train new generations of animators
TL;DR
- Over 200 original Aardman puppets and props were auctioned to celebrate the studio's 50th anniversary.
- Items included Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run, and Morph puppets, as well as storyboards.
- Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models from "Vengeance Most Fowl" were among the sought-after lots.
- Morph and Chas puppets sold for £3,780, storyboards for "The Wrong Trousers" fetched almost £4,000, and a rabbit puppet from "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" cost nearly £10,000.
- A lunch with Aardman co-founder Peter Lord sold for over £11,000.
- Proceeds from the auction will be used to train new generations of animators through initiatives like the Aardman Academy.
- Ngaio Harding-Hill described the auction as an "unprecedented opportunity" to own a piece of Aardman's history.