‘Coraline,’ ‘The Boxtrolls’ puppets up for sale

The stop-motion animators behind films that include Coraline and The Boxtrolls will be auctioning puppets, models, props and sets from its archives for the first time.

Dallas-based Heritage Auctions will offer the items from Laika Studios on February 12 in Beverly Hills, California. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Art of Elysium, a non-profit arts organisation.

Items going up for auction include a 12-inch-tall puppet of Coraline wearing her star sweater from the 2009 film and the 11-inch-tall puppet of Eggs, the main character from The Boxtrolls, released last year.