STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE - 1998 DON POST STUDIOS C-3PO DISPLAY STATUE

An original 1998 Don Post Studios display statue commemorating the character "C-3PO" as portrayed by Anthony Daniels in
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
(Lucasfilm Ltd., 1977). 
This full-scale model is composed of a gold-tone and silver-tone fiberglass material with various wiring elements throughout. This life-size figure features reflective gold-tone surfaces throughout the majority of the character's body, while the right leg is silver-tone. 
The character C-3P0 was first introduced in
A New Hope
as the lovable Protocol droid who is often seen alongside the Astromech droid R2-D2. This figure was created just one year prior to the highly-anticipated release of
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(Lucasfilm Ltd, 1999), where we would be reintroduced to C-3PO and his young creator Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd). 
A Don Post plaque at the base of the figure reads, "C-3PO/ Limited Edition Prop Replica/ 074/ as seen used in The/ Star Wars/ Trilogy." 
Figure: 74 x 33 x 29 inches; Crate: 90 x 48 x 48 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 441, "Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction 2017," Prop Store, September 26, 2003.