Trekkie lands Enterprise

A determined bidder has paid $576,000 (£307,857) for a model of the Starship Enterprise, legendary home of Captain Kirk and Mr Spock.The science fiction programme's iconic spaceship helped drive the total for the three-day Star Trek extravaganza above $7 million (£3.74 million) at Christie's in New York.All of the 1,000 lots of props, costumes, models and miniatures and other paraphernalia from the five television series were sold.Virtually all went for more than their pre-sale estimates and the total takings were more than double what had been expected.The Enterprise lot set a record for a piece of Star Trek memorabilia and also attained one of the highest prices ever paid for any piece of Hollywood memorabilia.The six foot model of the Starship Enterprise, used extensively in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series, was bought by an unidentified private US collector.Christie's staff joined hundreds of fans in dressing up as characters from the show for the marathon auction.

ITN | October 8, 2006

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