A bikini worn by Carrie Fisher in 'Star Wars: Episode VI Return Of The Jedi' has sold for $175,000

The auction also saw a miniature Y-Wing starfighter ship used in a mission to destroy the Death Star in 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' sell for a huge $1.55 million following a bidding war.

The model was one of just two 'hero' Y-Wing filming miniatures built by the Industrial Light and Magic visual effects team.

Heritage auctions said on X: "It's never seen daylight."

The sale included lots from other movies, with a wand used by Daniel Radcliffe in 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' selling for $52,000, a hammer prop used in a 'Thor' film changing hands for $81,000, and an outfit worn by Macauley Culkin in 'Home Alone' going for $47,500.

The 'Star Wars' costume is one of the most iconic in film history, but Carrie - who died in December 2016 - previously admitted she thought filmmaker George Lucas was "kidding" when he showed her the outfit.

She told NPR: "I felt nearly naked, which is not a style choice for me. [It made me] very nervous".

And the costume made filming difficult.

She explained: "I had to sit very straight because I couldn't have lines on my sides, like little creases. No creases were allowed, so I had to sit very, very rigid straight."

But the actress enjoyed getting hands-on when it came to using the chains to kill Jabba.

She said: They asked me if I wanted my stunt double to kill him, but I wanted to.

"I sawed his neck off with that chain. I really wanted to kill him."