Anyone here love TNG and have lots of money?

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Anyone here love TNG and have lots of money?

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The telescope from 'The Inner Light' is up for auction. Estimated wirth $3,000 to $5,000. Starting bid, only $1,500.
Jean-Luc Picard/Kamin’s (Patrick Stewart) custom-made telescope on a swivel base from Gene Roddenberry’s sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The imposing wooden set piece is skillfully hand-painted by prop fabricator Paul Pearson to replicate antique brass complete with age distressing and oxidation. Bronze-like barn doors used to shape the beam and a convex plastic lens within provide added realism. The telescope was stored in a light, climate and humidity-controlled fine art warehouse. As a result, it is in excellent condition overall. In the episode ‘The Inner Light’ (525), Picard inhabits the body of the extraterrestrial Kamin after being struck with a mysterious energy beam. Kamin uses the telescope to search the night sky for the USS Enterprise.

An 8x10" print of this image is included with the accompanying lot.

Dimensions: 35” x 38” x 77” (89 cm x 96 ½ cm x 195 ½ cm)
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ANd it's gone. Sold for $8,750.
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The inner light huh? That episode was so deep in emotional torment, especially if you watch it again and know the ending :-( Nice find through! Any chance you can get your hands on the prop-flute he is left with? As it was the only thing left of that race, it’s a nostalgic piece of imagery that is shown in a later episode. Anyone who’s seen how Picard gets it typically gets the “awwww” feeling from seeing it again.
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