The Jim Henson Company, in partnership with Julien’s Auctions, successfully concluded its landmark event on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, netting a massive $2.6 million in total sales. The collection—the first of its kind—offered fans a chance to own a piece of cinematic history from the celebrated American entertainment company.
Up for auction were original pieces from Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Labyrinth, multiple Muppet productions, Jim Henson’s wardrobe and personal items, and more in celebration of the American entertainment company’s storied seven-decade legacy.
The marquee item of the auction was none other than the grand full-size Crystal of Truth seen in the popular prequel series: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The translucent crystal purple prop that served as the heart and source of all life sold for $89,600, well over its original estimate of $20,000.
Bidding for puppets sold for several times their original estimates. Full-size puppets from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance were particularly popular; a Generic Stonewood #1 Gelfling puppet soared to $51,200 (over five times its $10,000 estimate), and a “Sleepy” Podling puppet fetched $22,400. The beloved characters of Fraggle Rock also saw high sales, with Uncle Travelling Matt and Gillis Fraggle both bringing in $64,000. Even smaller items from the Muppet universe inspired competitive bidding, such as Miss Piggy’s iconic lavender heels from The Great Muppet Caper, which sold for $22,400, well over their $7,000 estimate.
Items directly tied to Jim Henson’s personal life and career also saw strong results. Three silkscreen prints created by Henson in the late 1950s sold for $38,400, nearly 13 times their estimate, and a prop pocket watch from the production of Labyrinth that Henson kept as a personal memento realized $19,200.
“Julien’s Auctions was honored to present this historic auction celebrating Jim Henson’s visionary genius and his company’s 70th anniversary, thanks to the trust of the Jim Henson Company. From the moment we announced this auction, we received an unprecedented number of bidders and interest even before unveiling the full collection,” said Catherine Williamson, Managing Director of Entertainment, Julien’s Auctions.
“Thousands of Jim Henson’s most ardent fans and followers from all over the world participated which culminated in the auction’s outstanding results demonstrating the world’s enduring love for Jim Henson, whose indelible characters and creations forever hold a special place in our hearts.”
Proceeds from the auction will support the work of The Jim Henson Company’s Archives, helping to preserve this important collection for future generations.
Scroll down to see some of the items that sold at the auction.
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions An original animatronic puppet head for the villainous and conniving Skeksis, skekSil the Chamerblain (performed by Warrick Brownlow-Pike and voiced by Simon Pegg), from the prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix, 2019).
Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $15,000
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The original, screen-used, full-size Crystal of Truth prop from the production of the prequel series ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ (Netflix, 2019).
The Crystal of Truth (also later known as “The Dark Crystal”) served as the heart and source of all life on Thra. It was initially revealed on Thra after the First Great Conjunction, an occurrence that happens only every nine hundred and ninety-nine and one trine, when the three suns that Thra revolves around are perfectly aligned. The quartz-shaped crystal has many abilities, including the ability to float in midair by its own gravity, to distribute energy throughout Thra that is converted into the life-giving power Essence, and to extract Essence from living creatures if the Crystal is damaged or corrupted.
Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $70,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions A pair of Miss Piggy’s shoes, production-worn for the musical sequence set on bicycles, “Couldn’t We Ride,” in The Great Muppet Caper (Universal, 1981).
The Jim Henson Company Estimate: $7,000 – $9,000
Sold for $17,500
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The Muppets Tiffany-Style Kermit The Frog Lamp from “The Kermit Signature Collection”
Sold for $8000
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Dog City | Mac Puppet.
Dog City originally premiered as the fourth episode of the anthology series The Jim Henson Hour (NBC, 1989). A comedic homage to classic gangster films, Dog City takes place in a world inhabited by dogs during the 1930’s (or 13,510 in dog years). The local bar is called The Dog House, which is run by Bubba the Bartender and has Rowlf the Dog as its in-house piano player. One of the members of The Dog House waitstaff is Mac, a Schnauzer-like mutt who takes orders and cleans up the joint while dressed in his best waiter attire (bow tie, tuxedo shirt, vest, apron).
Estimate: $10,000 – $20,000
Sold for $12,500
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Generic Stonewood #1 Gelfling Full-Body Puppet.
A Stonewood Gelfling puppet from the prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix, 2019). This is a background puppet seen in multiple scenes and episodes throughout the series. Puppet sculpted by Toby Froud. The puppet’s head is made of sculpted and hand-painted foam latex with wig hair punched into it. Its costume is dualsuede tunic with quilted wool, cotton-backed mantle and gauntlets, a wool-fabric belt with leather strap piping, cottonlinen stockings, and leather boots. The tassels that hang from the arms of the garment are lovingly referred to internally as “Froud Shrouds,” in reference to The Dark Crystal’s original designer, Brian Froud, and fabricator, Wendy Froud.
During the filming of the original film, the Frouds added tassels to hang from the sleeves of the Gelfling puppets to help hide the puppeteering rods for the arms. Despite having the technology in place to digitally remove rods for the prequel series, the Frouds insisted that the tassels remain on the arms of the Gelflings because the style had already been established.
Estimate: $10,000 – $20,000
Sold for $30,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | “Sweet-Faced” Podling Full-Body Puppet with Operational Blinking Eyes.
The full-body puppet for the “Sweet-Faced” Podling that is seen primarily in the third episode of the prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix, 2019), entitled, “What Was Sundered and Undone.” When Brea (performed by Alice Dinnean and voiced by Anya Taylor- Joy) is banished to be a part of the Order of Lesser Service, her first task is bathing unruly Podlings who hate to be cleaned. Brea comes across this “Sweet-Faced” Podling biting her own toenails before turning away in disgust.
This “Sweet-Faced” Podling can also been seen as one of the patrons at the Podling Hut in the next episode, “The First Thing I Remember is Fire.”
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $4,500
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Tolyn – Castle Guard #3 Puppet.
An original puppet for Tolyn (voiced by Jack Myers), one of the primary Gelfling Guards at the Castle of the Crystal in the prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix, 2019). Puppet sculpted by Toby Froud.
Sold for $5000
Sold for $5,000
Tolyn is a member of the Spriton clan and had unwavering loyalty to the Skeksis leaders of which he served. Throughout the series, Tolyn never strays from his dedication even when he is confronted with claims about the Skeksis’ wicked ways, especially towards the Gelflings. Ultimately, despite informing the Skeksis about a planned mutiny by the Castle Guards, Tolyn is taken by skekTek The Scientist and drained of his essence by the Crystal of Truth.
Estimate: $10,000 – $20,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions Jim Henson | Vintage Floral Shirt with Photo-Matched Tie A vintage floral button-up shirt, paired with a floral necktie that has been photo-matched to have been worn by Jim Henson when he attended “The Art of Muppets” exhibit that opened in 1979.
The blue and yellow floral patterned shirt contains a tag from Blades by Rupert Lycett Green on the inside collar. The pink floral patterned tie is made of Liberty of London’s Tana Lawn cotton.
Estimate: $800 – $1,000
Sold for $2000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The Muppets | Miss Piggy – Posed Lavender Glove and Cocktail Ring from “The Art of The Muppets” Exhibit.
One of Miss Piggy’s signature lavender, four-fingered gloves with purple “jewel” cocktail ring, posed in a pointing position created by the Muppet Workshop for “The Art of The Muppets ”exhibit that travelled the United States from 1979 – 1986. The glove is padded with an armatrue inside to give it shape, and contains adhesive residue on the verso from when it was previously posed. Pieces of Miss Piggy’s most iconic style of the 1980’s that will make you start referring to yourself as, “Moi!”
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions The Muppets | Fozzie Bear – “Jester at the Court of Henry VIII” Costume from The Kermitage Collection (with Calendar).
In the 1984 calendar, “Miss Piggy’s Art Masterpiece Calendar: Treasures from the Kermitage Collection,” Miss Piggy and other Muppets recreate famous works of art with a notably Muppet-esque flare. The month of May depicts Fozzie Bear in a rendition of Hans Holbein’s 1540 painting, “Portrait of Henry VIII,” entitled, “Jester at the Court of Henry VIII.”
Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Skeksis Ritual Staff Prop
A ritual staff used by one of the evil Skeksis rulers in the prequel series ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ (Netflix, 2019). The staff features an ornate top section that includes a purple resin sphere held in a resin point-down triangle frame. The frame is designed in the instantly recognizable Skeksis style known as “Garthic,” which was created by skekEkt the Ornamentalist and features characteristics such as “emerging skeleton imagery” that make it so distinguishable. The staff also contains a leather mid-handle, including threading and hair detailing.
Holes are present in the mid-section of the staff, which were used to secure it in the puppet hands of whichever Skeksis held it on-screen. The remainder of the staff is resin with gold-tone thread detailing and a resin lower tip.
Estimate: $600 – $800
Sold for $4000
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auctions Fraggle Rock Doozer Puppet.
Sold for $45,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction The Dark Crystal Naia (Hannah John-Kamen) Drenchen Gelfling Full-Body Puppet
Estimate: $15,000 – $25,000
Sold for $12,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Dark Crystal skekGra the Heretic Circle of the Suns Skeksis Chair
Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $2,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Dark Crystal Rian Complete Dual Glaive Sword Prop
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
Sold for $6000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Dark Crystal Ordon Sword Prop
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
Sold for $2000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Dark Crystal Maudra Fara Axe Prop
Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000
Sold for $1,250
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Dark Crystal Gurjin Dagger and Baton Props
Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000
Sold for $900
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Goblin Helmet from ‘Labryinth’
Sold for $10,000
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Busts from ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Uncle Traveling Matt Full-Body Puppet from ‘Fraggle Rock’
Sold for $50,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Hero Treasure Map Prop from ‘Muppet Treasure Island’
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
Sold for $30,000
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Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Baby Kermit’s Rocking Chair from The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
This wooden rocking chair is hand-painted white with detailing in light pink, yellow, and baby blue – including three flower petals at the center and the two top corners of the headboard. The seat of the rocking chair contains a circular puppeteering hole in the center, which allowed Jim Henson to puppeteer Baby Kermit during the musical dream sequence, “I’m Gonna Always Love You.”
Baby Kermit can be seen sitting down in the rocking chair (and then proceeding to rock in it) about 3/4’s of the way through the song when he sings the line, “She’s gonna be a movie star! / And she’s gonna learn to drive a car! / She’s gonna be a veterinarian too!” T
The Jim Henson Company Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000
Sold for $4,500
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Roma, Hubba Hubba, Iver, Groove and Tula from ‘The Hoobs’
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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction
Image Credit: Julien’s Auction Miss Piggy 1981 Signed Calendar