Original ET model expected to fetch over€3m at auction

Regarded as an engineering masterpiece, it was originally created by Italian special effects designer Carlo Rambaldi.

The original mechanical ET model is expected to fetch up to £2.6 million at auction (Julien’s Auctions/PA)

The original model used in Steven Spielberg’s classic 1982 film ET is expected to fetch up to three million dollars (€3,043,155) when it goes under the hammer in December.

Predating CGI technology, the mechatronic features 85 points of movement and was operated by twelve professional animators.