‘Succession’ auction fetches $25,000 for Roman Roy’s eulogy notes

The voluminous Burberry tote is one of many most renowned props weak on“Succession,” the neatly-known HBO sagaof the Roy household dynasty, and it sold at auction Saturday for $18,750.

But that derive, which became notorious whenMatthew Macfadyen’s Tom Wambsganssavagely ridiculed it, wasn’t even the priciest merchandise sold from the plight of the addictive dramaexpected to also dazzling upatMonday’s Emmy Awardson the heels ofits Golden Globes wins.

No, that changed into as soon as a plight of pink index cards containing Roman Roy’s eulogy notes for his father’s funeral — a speech he by no design gave. Starting set, “My father Logan Roy changed into as soon as a massive man,” the four cards signify the tragic failure ofRoman (Kieran Culkin)to meet the moment. They hold a brand new existence now with any individual who paid $25,000 and optimistically will frame them successfully.

The derive auction on behalf of HBO at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, ending Saturday, brought in a total of $627,825 for 236 heaps. The effects confirmed now not handiest thatfolks loved the demonstrate,says Heritage spokesperson Robert Wilonsky, but additionally that necessary objects, and now not the demonstrate’shigh-pause “stealth” style,clicked most with bidders.

“At the head of the day, it changed into as soon as key moments of the demonstrate that resonated with followers,” he says.

Props veritably rob a help seat to costumes. After all, there’s no award for “simplest props” at awards shows, be pleased there is for costumes, notes “Succession” prop master Monica Jacobs, who joined the demonstrate after the pilot episode. But prop departments shuffle to shameful lengths to stable correct one of the best merchandise — even when it handiest appears for a pair of seconds. Jacobs shared the initiating set experiences of a few of the demonstrate’s most iconic props.

DRIED SCORPIONS IN THE OVEN

Why did Tom give wifeShiv Roy (Sarah Snook)a paperweight of a dried scorpion encased in resin? Who’s conscious of? It absolutely illustratedthe turbulence of their marriage— and to boot brought on a pair of turbulent hours in Jacobs’ kitchen at dwelling.

“It turns out that you just would be in a position to well most definitely most definitely additionally buy (stupid) scorpions stunning without concerns,” she says, “but they’re exiguous. Getting them huge sufficient changed into as soon as now not straightforward.”

As soon as she had a bunch — duplicates are consistently wanted — she needed to soak them to relax the glue in narrate that she may per chance per chance well most definitely additionally reposition them for max cessation. She stabilized them with wire and behind-baked them for hours on low heat till they hold been dry sufficient to be encased. Taking into consideration a brief look. And most definitely an arena on any individual’s desk: a copy sold for a fab (and baked) $10,000.

MOURNFUL WORDS

Roman’s unhappy, pink notecards with that eulogy by no design spoken hold been now not the handiest scribbled words that went for a fortune. On the day Logan died on his non-public airplane, Shiv changed into as soon as the one who spoke to the ready press.

“You’ll realize I gained’t be taking questions,” she acknowledged, in portion, “but my brothers and I correct ought to train Logan Roy constructed a massive American household company…”

The words hold been written in block letters in Snook’s possess handwriting. She did the first card and then, for duplicates, her writing changed into as soon as recreated. Likewise, Culkin’s handwriting inspired his pink notecards, Jacobs says. As forJeremy Tough,who played Kendall, he veritably most standard to write every reproduction himself. Shiv’s speech card went for $17,500.

THAT … BAG

Let’s correct bid Bridget, the date of Cousin Greg(Nicholas Braun)at Logan’s birthday celebration, made an unhappy accessory replace. Tom, in hisworst “human-grease-stain” design,imagined aloud what’s going to be within the “ludicrously capacious” tote: “Flat shoes for the subway? Her lunch pail? … You may per chance per chance well most definitely additionally rob it tenting. You may per chance per chance well most definitely additionally dart it all around the bottom after a bank job.”

Jacobs explains that discovering the correct derive to match the script changed into as soon as a collaboration between the props and material cupboard departments.

“Everyone brought in a model,” she says. “We needed to be conscious of, how massive IS this derive, if truth be told?” Furthermore — it desired to be correct one of the best stage of high-pause, “now not sufficient for the Roy world, but light greater pause than I’m,” she quips. Indirectly, costume style designer Michelle Matland “had the vision,” Jacobs says.

The a hit bidder also bought an embroidered Sandro costume.

MAKING THOSE MAGAZINES LOOK REAL

When the Roys seem on the duvet ofNew York magazine,that you just would be in a position to well most definitely most definitely additionally focus on it’s correct a topic of slapping together a pair of pages within the art studio. But no.

It begins with an exact divulge of the magazine, to catch the weight and the size precisely correct. Then, now not correct the duvet but inner pages are created too, and fastidiously included.

“It’s a extremely nonetheless job” to originate the magazine leer educated, Jacobs says. “We’re very picky about how we attain it.”

The hide sold for $10,000.

SOME OF THOSE SAUSAGES WERE REAL

Do now not put out of your mind that horrific game, or hazing ritual, that Logan inflicted on his depressed executives, forcing them to articulate be pleased pigs and beg for sausages? Some sausages hold been proper, as wanted, and a few inaccurate. (A community of prop sausages went for $5,250.)

But largely, food — at weddings, or other gatherings — changed into as soon as now not handiest proper but intricate, evocative of the locale, and enjoyable to produce, says Jacobs.

“Each cheese board has to be slightly diverse than the final time we did a cheese board,” she says. “We bought very inventive.”

THE DRUGS, THOUGH? NOT REAL

Ever shock what serves for cocaine on plight? A plight of vials containing a white powder went for $2,000. Jacobs and her colleagues needed to make sing of substance that regarded proper and changed into as soon as also … snortable.

In this case it changed into as soon as a naturally occurring sugar, inositol. At other occasions, lactose powder changed into as soon as weak — “as lengthy as the actual person may per chance per chance well most definitely additionally tolerate lactose.”

SAME WITH THE THE CREDIT CARDS

Three a total bunch Roy household credit cards hold been auctioned, but they gained’t be accepted at your local supermarket. The cards hold been crafted by a graphic style designer, then sent for printing at a various store in New York, on both plastic or steel.

“The plastic ones are are truly design more challenging as props,” says Jacobs. “But,” she adds, “with ‘Succession’ characters it made sense for plenty of of them to be steel.”

Indeed. Kendall’s cards — two American Categorical Platinums, two Mastercards and one driver’s license — went for $10,000.