There's an interesting item on sale in Halifax: a 3.5-metre tall lamp in the shape of a leg, complete with a high heel and fishnet stockings.

The Neptune Theatre is selling off the centrepiece of its recent stage adaptation of A Christmas Story and they've taken to Kijiji to do it.

Andrew Cull, the props manager, adjusts the giant leg lamp at Neptune Theatre. (CBC)

The play's run ended last week and the lamp, which was crafted by the props department at the theatre, needs a new home.

Andrew Cull, the props manager who helped build the working lamp, said he's happy that it will live on.

The prop is made of a combination of plywood, fibreglass, foam, nylon and upholstery trim. Cull said his favourite part is the actual fishnet that was used to craft a stocking for the leg.

"At the very least, you can buy this leg, take it apart and catch yourself some mackerel," he said. "It's the real deal."

Neptune Theatre's Jennie King said the advertisement went up on Kijiji, an online classifieds site, on Friday. By Monday the posting had received almost 3,200 hits.

The asking price for the lamp is $1,000.

Props manager Andrew Cull helped build the 3.5-metre tall lamp. (CBC)

"Neptune is a not-for-profit," King said. "So perhaps somebody would be so kind as to give even more for something like this. It's priceless."

Cull points out that it is a working lamp with energy efficient LED lights. He said building it was a great challenge for them.

"It's a real joy to get to be able to build something iconic and magnificent and strange. That's a real treat," he said.

King said the Neptune Theatre will give potential buyers until the end of the week to place a bid. If their price hasn't been met, Neptune will contact other theatre companies staging A Christmas Story to see if they are interested in buying it.