Los Angeles, California – (September 24, 2025) The Jim Henson Company and Julien’s Auctions are honoring Jim Henson’s 89th birthday today with the announcement of the first-ever official auction:  THE JIM HENSON COMPANY 70TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION, taking place on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 live at The Jim Henson Company in Hollywood, California and online at juliensauctions.com.   

For the first time in history, select puppets, props, and memorabilia from The Jim Henson Company—including original pieces from the iconic series Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and many more—will be made available to the public through auction. This momentous occasion offers fans and institutions a chance to own a piece of the visionary world that Jim Henson built. 

Beginning with his first television series in 1955, Jim Henson innovated puppetry, television, film, special effects, art direction and design, in a groundbreaking career full of incredible worlds and memorable characters that brought joy and wonder to millions worldwide. With his creation of the Muppets, Fraggles, and the fantastical creatures of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and many others, Henson’s creations have become cultural icons.  Spanning more than seven decades, The Jim Henson Company’s legacy continues to impact society, humanities, education, pop culture, and entertainment today. An extraordinary collection of over 400 rare and important items from Jim Henson and the Company he founded will be presented for the first time at auction. 

Pre-orders for the limited-edition hardcover auction “book” of this exclusive auction event opens today featuring hundreds of color illustrations, archival photographs, behind the scenes stories and descriptions in a remarkable catalog that includes production used and prototype puppets, props, animatronics, costumes, historic memorabilia, documents, posters, merchandise, autographed material, and beyond from a myriad collection of productions that span the Company’For example, heading to the auction will be the iconic Naia Drenchen Gelfling full-body puppet used in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (estimate: $15,000 – $25,000).  The Naia puppet, recognizable for her Gelfling blue and green skin tones, identifiable bumps on her forehead, and fin-like scalloped ears, includes her entire torso as well as a pair of legs, and hooded costume. Naia is first seen in the fourth episode of the Emmy-winning series, “The First Thing I Remember is Fire” after her twin brother, Gurjin, disappears. She is also a lead character in the Dark Crystal novels. Other highlighted items from the 2019 prequel series include sword props used by Rian (estimate: $3,000-$5,000) and Ordon (estimate: $1,000-$2,000); skekGra the Heretic Circle of the Suns’ Skeksis chair (estimate: $4,000-$6,000), dagger and baton props (estimate: $2,000-$3,000), and Maudra Fara’s axe prop (estimate: $1,000-$2,000). 

The full auction will be available online and open for bidding Wednesday, October 22nd at juliensauctions.com. Proceeds from the auction will support the work of The Jim Henson Company’s Archives. 

“With tens of thousands of items catalogued in The Jim Henson Company’s Archive from our seventy-year history, it has been an exciting project to select the pieces that will be a part of this auction,” said Karen Falk, Director of the Archives for The Jim Henson Company. “This landmark event is sure to include something for every fan and collector interested in the Henson legacy and our contributions to pop culture and entertainment.”   

“Jim Henson’s innovation and creativity revolutionized family entertainment, and his optimism and sincerity made him one of the most beloved artists of our time,” said Catherine Williamson, Managing Director of Entertainment, Julien’s Auctions.  “From his brilliant and beloved Muppet characters to his technically radical creations in The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, his puppets transcended the arts, becoming cultural forces that continue to touch millions of all ages and influence today’s next generation of bold creators and artists.” 

Tune in weeks from now for another Julien’s News Flash of even more incredible and iconic treasures from The Jim Henson Company to be announced! 

LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION

THE JIM HENSON COMPANY 70TH ANNIVERSARY AUCTION

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

The Jim Henson Company
1416 N La Brea Avenue
Hollywood, California
10:00 a.m. Pacific Time

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About The Jim Henson Company 

The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for 70 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation. The Company’s most recent credits include Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, starring Eva Longoria and Cheech Marin for Disney+, the Oscar®-winning Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio for Netflix, and the Emmy®-winning Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock for Apple TV+. Other television credits include Slumberkins and Harriet the Spy for Apple TV+; Dinosaur Train, Splash and Bubbles, and Sid the Science Kid all for PBS; Earth to Ned for Disney+; and Word Party and the Emmy-winning series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, both for Netflix. Iconic catalogue titles include Fraggle Rock, The Storyteller, the sci-fi series Farscape, and the ground-breaking fantasy classics The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.

Headquartered in Los Angeles with additional locations in New York and London, the Company is also home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent puppet and creature-building group and industry leader in puppeteered digital animation, with international film, television, theme park, and advertising clients.

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