Aardman auctions Wallace, Gromit, Feathers McGraw and the original Morph puppets for its 50th anniversary

Aardman is auctioning more than 220 lots of production puppets and props through Propstore to mark its 50th anniversary, with bidding open since September 4, 2026 and the live sale set for September 24, 2026 (starting bids from £100 per lot). Headline lots include the Wallace, Gromit and Feathers McGraw stop-motion puppets from Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024, dir. Nick Park), the title Shaun puppet from Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026, dirs. Steve Cox and Matthew Walker), and -- the sale's most historic pieces -- the original clay Morph and Chas puppets sculpted by co-founder Sir Peter Lord, the characters that began Aardman's on-screen story in 1977. Propstore CEO Stephen Lane and Aardman's Ngaio Harding-Hill (Director, Attractions & Live Experiences) are named as organisers. Proceeds go toward talent-development initiatives across the studio, including bursaries at the Aardman Academy, skills programmes and opportunities for emerging filmmakers.

[Update 2026-09-25] Results: ABC News reported that the screen-used Feathers McGraw stop-motion puppet from Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was the top lot at £56,700, and a Wallace puppet from the same film sold for £50,400. The Gromit puppet and Sir Peter Lord's original Morph and Chas puppets also sold; their prices were not reported in that coverage.