INTERGALACTIC memorabilia fit for a Jedi was snapped up at an auction house in Dorchester in a busy day of bidding.

Duke’s Auction House in Dorchester hoped a rare collection of Star Wars goods could fetch up to £50,000.

The vast alliance put together by a major enthusiast since the turn of the millennium went under the hammer earlier today (Thursday).

The anonymous collector from Dorset decided that it was the time to part with the eclectic mix of galactic memorabilia that spanned several rooms.

Experts at Duke’s said the 500 lot collection contained Millennium Falcon models, X Wing fighters, At At vehicles and even Master Yoda.

The Force was certainly strong with this collection from the George Lucas phenomenon, which spans all the way from the 1977 classic films right up to the new cartoons.

There collection even boasted models, clothing, games, toys, books, videos and all sorts of other memorabilia.

Duke's claimed it would not be releasing any figures of how much the items made in total because the client had said they did not want the full result of the auction to be released.

However, the auction house did reveal sale prices for a number of individual items.

A rare Boba Fett figure complete with rocket launcher sold for £465, while a sealed plasticoat Jawa figure sold for £610.

A Cantina action playset sold for £535 and A Kenner Droids figure of Boba Fett sold for £1035.

John Holmes, manager of Duke’s, said: “We had a fairly busy day, people bidding online and people bidding in the room. Everybody who came went away fairly happy.”

Describing the collection, he said: “It’s not something we deal with very often.”

Matthew Denney, an auctioneer from Duke’s, said it was ‘most unusual’ for such an extensive collection to come to auction.

He said the collection represented ‘an excellent opportunity for buyers to acquire rare items’.

Speaking before the auction, the anonymous collector of the items said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed searching endlessly to find the many different variations of all the figures, craft and as many associated items as possible.

“The huge diversity of items has made this a monumental undertaking, and finding some of the rare American-only items and exclusives has been a real challenge.

“Over the 15 year period in which I have been collecting I think I have been able to build as complete a collection as has ever been amassed, including items from the first film in 1977 right up to the most recent cartoons.

“I hope the items I have enjoyed owning go on to give other collectors as much pleasure as they have given me.”