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She mentioned that while the item wasn’t heavily featured in the movie, due to its “cult following”, there would still be significant interest in the painting.

“The most expensive thing that’s ever come out from this film was actually the hero gun that Harrison Ford used in, the blaster, that sold for $225,000, and that was in 2009”, Woolley remarked.

“We had one of the painting specialists take a look at it and she believes it may actually be a mixed-media piece. She thought it’s possibly an enhanced print done with some paint and pigment. We’re not exactly sure but what they told us was, as a painting, it’s probably not too old, it’s probably from the 1950s or 1960s.”

“And it’s probably not worth more than $500 to $700 as a painting.”

The guest also presented Woolley with a copy of the invoice from the set decorators to prove they had purchased it for $720 from a Beverly Hills gallery in 1981, in preparation for the film.

Woolley continued: “Given the fact that this is such a cult classic, today, at auction, we would expect this to sell between $10,000 and $15,000.”

The guest’s initial reaction was to laugh, before saying: “Now that is really exciting! That is truly exciting.

“You know when you hear people say they had no idea and I really didn’t, so this is a marker. This is wonderful. I’m thrilled.”

Woolley couldn’t resist making a playful comment, saying: “You’ve got a lot of jealous nerds out there who would love to see this in their home.”

The two shared a laugh before the guest suggested she might consider selling the painting for the right offer.

She hinted: “Well, it could be theirs at some point.”