Several tall falcon props were made for the film . A metal falcon was given to William Conrad by studio chief Jack L. Warner and auctioned off in December 1994 , nine months after Conrad 's death , for $ 398,500 to Ronald Winston , president and CEO of Harry Winston , Inc . At the time , it was the highest price paid for a film prop . The prop was used to model a 10-pound gold replica displayed at the 69th Academy Awards . In early 1996 , Ronald Winston announced that he sold the prop to a mystery buyer for an undisclosed offer " I could n't refuse . " A 45-pound metal prop known to have appeared in the film was sold at auction on November 25 , 2013 , for over $ 4 million , including the buyer 's fee
69th Academy Awards
69th Academy Awards
The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)