JAMES BOND
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Many important James Bond props and costumes are to be auctioned in London by PROPSTORE as part of their Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction from 3rd to 7th November 2022. A significant sale of almost 1,500 props and costumes from Film and Television, includes 71 lots featuring important items from the James Bond films 1962-2012.

Listed below are some of the more significant James Bond related items, many of which have never been offered in auction before.

DAY 1 - November 3, 2022

Lot #207, #208 & #209 Le Cercle Casino Plaques Dr. No (1962)

£50, £100 & £500 Le Cercle casino plaque from the first James Bond film Dr. No. Gaming plaques and chips were used at Le Cercle casino, where Agent 007 (Sean Connery) memorably introduced himself with the immortal line, “Bond, James Bond.” The production used original plaques loaned by Le Cercle casino at Les Ambassadeurs Club.

Lot #207 The £50 plaque is made of plastic and has a yellow pearlescent finish. One side features “Le Cercle”, “£50” and a unicorn decoration, and is stamped “0025”. The reverse shows “£50”, “Les Ambassadeurs Club” and a black picture of the club itself. The plaque has warped slightly with age but displays minimal wear. Dimensions: 6.5cm X 9cm X 0.5cm (2½" X 3½" X ¼") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Unsold]

Lot #208 The £100 plaque is made of plastic and has a bright pink pearlescent finish. One side features “Le Cercle”, “£100” and a unicorn decoration, and is stamped “0132”. The reverse shows “£100”, “Les Ambassadeurs Club” and a black picture of the club itself. The plaque has warped slightly with age. Dimensions: 7cm X 10.5cm X 0.5cm (2¾" X 4¼" X ¼") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Unsold]

Lot #209 The £500 plaque is made of plastic and has a green pearlescent finish. One side features “Le Cercle”, “£500” and a unicorn decoration, and is stamped “0050”. The reverse shows “£500”, “Les Ambassadeurs Club” and a black picture of the club itself. The plaque has warped slightly with age. Dimensions: 8cm X 11.5cm X 0.5cm (3¼" X 4½" X ¼") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Unsold]

Lot #210 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Original Ken Adam Pre-credit Sequence Production Design

An original piece of set design artwork by acclaimed production designer Ken Adam, from the production Diamonds Are Forever. The design is titled “Diamonds For Ever [sic] Pre Credit Sequence” Rendered on paper in black ink, Adam has also signed the design in the bottom right. The artwork is slightly frayed on its upper edge. Dimensions: 53.5cm X 32cm (21" X 12¼") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Sold for £37,500]

Lot #211 Dr. No (1962) Peter Nelson Collection* Sten Mk II Submachine Gun

A STEN Mk. II sub-machine gun from Dr. No. Dr. Julius No's (Joseph Wiseman) guards carried STEN Mk. I and Mk. II sub-machine guns while patrolling the beaches of his island Crab Key. James Bond (Sean Connery) notably drowned a guard carrying a STEN Mk. II to prevent his discovery.

The weapon is a real deactivated STEN Mk. II sub-machine gun. This model was the second-most produced sub-machine gun of World War II, and was used extensively by the British and Commonwealth forces. Made from blacked steel, it features a magazine clip at a 90-degree angle on the left, three sets of three evenly spaced holes along the barrel sleeve, and a single strut stock that angles down. It features a manufacturer's stamp on the magazine slot reading, “STEN Mk II CMC NO A0386”. The item exhibits extensive rusting from age. Dimensions: 74cm X 30cm X 14cm (29¼" X 11¾" X 5½") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Sold for £3,750]

*From the personal collection of Peter Nelson, previously displayed at his two museums, The Cars of the Stars and The Bond Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, until they closed in 2011.

Lot #212 Goldfinger (1964) Peter Nelson Collection* Hotel Fontainebleau Miami Table, Two Chairs and Sun Lounger.

A Hotel Fontainebleau table, two chairs and a sun lounger from Goldfinger (1964). James Bond (Sean Connery) meets Felix Leiter (Cec Linder) at the Hotel Fontainebleau in Miami, where Leiter points out bullion dealer Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), enabling Bond to subsequently derail Goldfinger's gin rummy ruse. The pool area of the hotel was filled with tables, chairs and sun loungers. Bond is seen lying face-down on a lounger as he is being massaged by Dink (Margaret Nolan).

The chairs and sun lounger have metal frames with wooden slats which are painted white. The sun lounger's padded cushion is blue and features several patches and small areas of repair. The fold-down table is made of wood and features white legs and a blue top. Dimensions (each chair): 55cm X 53cm X 78cm (21¾" X 20¾" X 30¾") Estimate: £4,000-£6,000 [Sold for £5,625]

After filming, the Hotel Fontainebleau furniture set remained in the props department at Pinewood Studios. The sun lounger was then used in the file photograph (above left) of Major Derval (Paul Stassino) and his sister Domino (Claudine Auger), taken at Pinewood Studios on a simple set with sky backing, for the next James Bond film Thunderball (1965). The photograph was one of the documents given to James Bond by M (Bernard Lee) as he his starts his mission, ‘Operation Thunderball’. The set was then acquired by none other than James Bond comic strip artist John McLusky, who used them in his garden and office (above right). The set was then purchased from John McLusky by the 007 MAGAZINE ARCHIVE.

Lot #213 You Only Live Twice (1967) Screen-matched “Little Nellie” Pilot Helmet

James Bond's (Sean Connery) screen-matched Little Nellie pilot helmet from You Only Live Twice (1967). Bond wore his helmet while flying the autogyro “Little Nellie” to find Blofeld's (Donald Pleasence) hidden base. It matches the one worn by Connery on-screen through the lens serial number and a small chip on the left side of the helmet's metal cine-camera.

Two helmets were made for the production, one worn by Connery for close-ups and one worn by the autogyro stunt pilot, Wing Commander Ken Wallis. Both ended up in Wallis’ possession after the production and there are subtle differences between the two, including the shape of the cine-camera and the size of its lens. After production, the helmet was painted black, but it has since been sympathetically restored.

The helmet is made of white plastic with foam padding around the interior. Headphones rest over the ears and a microphone sits across the mouth. A cotton chin-strap is attached between the two headphones. The helmet is displayed on a custom-made stand and is accompanied by a letter detailing the history of the item and an agreement between EON Productions and the vendor for the loan of the helmet to the Bond in Motion exhibition in Covent Garden. The helmet was also put on display in a Selfridges shop window on Oxford Street, London, to help promote the film's release in 1967. Estimate: £60,000-£100,000 [Sold for £93,750]

Lot #214 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Peter Nelson Collection* Bond's Throwing Knife

James Bond's (George Lazenby) throwing knife from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). After being brought to Draco's (Gabriele Ferzetti) office at gunpoint, Bond throws his knife at a calendar on Draco's bookcase, piercing the date 14 September. Draco comments “But today is the thirteenth, Commander” to which Bond replies: “I'm superstitious”.

The knife features a steel blade with a faint engraving that reads “WHITBY Solingen Germany” and a dark wooden handle. It is presented in a brown leather Solingen sheath. The lot exhibits nicks and scratches from production use and age. Dimensions (with sheath): 27.5cm X 4.5cm X 2.5cm (10¾" X 1¾" X 1")
Estimate: £6,000-£8,000 [Unsold]

Lot #215 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Peter Nelson Collection* Henchmen Stunt Rifle

A henchman stunt rifle from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). The SPECTRE guards and Blofeld's (Telly Savalas) henchmen at the Alpine institute atop Piz Gloria all carried rifles, and notably used them during the ski chase as they tried to prevent Bond's (George Lazenby) escape.

This stunt weapon is based on the SIG SG 550 rifle and is made mostly of cast hollow resin with a blacked steel barrel tip and a brown leather body strap. The main body is painted metallic green, with the handle and butt painted black. It features a pressable button situated on the handle below a movable trigger. The item exhibits wear from production use and age, including several cracks, paint wear and a hole in the underside of the barrel. Dimensions: 117cm X 7cm X 25.5cm (46" X 2¾" X 10") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000
[Sold for £13,750] This item was previously part of the 007 MAGAZINE PROPS ARCHIVE

Lot #217 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Ken Adam Liparus Supertanker with Three Submarines. Production Design Autographed by Roger Moore and Ken Adam.

A production copy of the Ken Adam-designed Liparus supertanker autographed by Roger Moore and acclaimed production designer Adam, from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The villainous Karl Stromberg's (Curt Jürgens) supertanker Liparus was discovered by Bond (Roger Moore) to be a submarine dock.

Printed on cartridge paper, the design shows the inside of the Liparus and three docked submarines. “Int. Supertanker with 3 Submarines” is handwritten by Adam in black ink below. Adam has also signed the design at the bottom right, while Moore has inscribed “Thank you” with his autograph. The design was originally sold in the “Design of the Times” auction at Sotheby's in March 2003. Dimensions: 30.5cm X 58cm (12" X 22¾")
Estimate: £2,000-£3,000 [Sold for £2,500]

Lot #219 Octopussy (1983) Peter Nelson Collection* SFX Octopus Puppet

An SFX octopus puppet from Octopussy (1983). Smuggler Octopussy (Maud Adams) owned a blue-ringed octopus which doubled as the symbol of her organisation. During a fight between Octopussy, Bond (Roger Moore) and Kamal Khan's (Louis Jourdan) men, one of Khan's thugs was thrown into the aquarium, where the octopus latched onto his face.

The puppet is made of rubber and is hand-painted to resemble the real animal's intricate patterning as closely as possible. The puppet's paintwork remains in a fragile condition and has flaked off in some areas. Dimensions: 55cm X 50cm x 8cm (21¾" X 19¾" X 3¾") Estimate: £2,000-£3,000 [Sold for £4,687]

Lot #220 A View To A Kill (1985) Peter Nelson Collection* Miss Moneypenny's Hat

Miss Moneypenny's (Lois Maxwell) hat from A View To A Kill (1985). Miss Moneypenny wore her flowered hat during the Ascot races she attended with Bond (Roger Moore), M (Robert Brown), Q (Desmond Llewlyn) and Sir Godfrey Tibbett (Patrick Macnee).

The wide brim woven straw hat has a pink binding around the brim and features an array of white and pink imitation flowers sewn into the top of the head and around the front of the inner headband. It includes a John Boyd brand label on the interior. Accompanying this hat is a laminated still of Miss Moneypenny, Bond, M and Q on set. Dimensions: 48cm X 48cm X 14cm (19" X 19" X 5½") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Unsold]
This item was previously part of the 007 MAGAZINE PROPS ARCHIVE

Lot #221 GoldenEye (1995) James Bond's Suit Display

James Bond's (Pierce Brosnan) three-piece suit from GoldenEye (1995). Bond wore his Brioni suit as he came face-to-face with his old ally Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean). After Bond and Natalya (Izabella Scorupco) escaped from Trevelyan's clutches they found themselves being interrogated by Russian Defence Minister Mishkin (Tcheky Karyo), before chasing General Ourumov (Gottfried John) through the streets of St. Petersburg in a tank.

The suit is made by Brioni, the bespoke menswear couture house that created the majority of the luxury suits worn by Brosnan in the role of James Bond. Brosnan was integral to the process of developing Bond's look, and was consulted on how his character would dress throughout his tenure. As costume designer Lindy Hemming later recounted: “We wanted him to look modern, but not trendy like someone in advertising. Pierce's own demands were that the designs had to reflect the lightness of modern man, but still be svelte and smooth.”

The suit is made of blue wool with a silk-effect Brioni logo lining. The suit was made especially for Brosnan in the role, with the jacket labelled “Brioni, Roma” and featuring an Angels & Bermans costumiers label, which reads “1995 Goldeneye Pierce Brosnan”. The waistcoat and trousers both feature a similar description within. A white shirt and tie have been added to complete the look of the costume, which is presented on a custom-made display featuring the film title and a description of the bespoke outfit. Dimensions (displayed): 38cm X 60cm X 182cm (11" X 23½" X 71¾") Estimate: £10,000-£15,000 [Sold for £12,500]

Lot #223 GoldenEye (1995) James Bond's Hero Walther PPK

James Bond's (Pierce Brosnan) hero Walther PPK pistol and silencer from GoldenEye (1995). Bond used his Walther PPK throughout the film, from his infiltration of the Soviet chemical weapons facility (where the pistol was fitted with a silencer), to his meeting with Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane). Colonel Ourumov (Gottfried John) later used Bond's weapon to kill Defence Minister Mishkin (Tcheky Karyo) and a guard, framing Bond for the crime.

The Walther PPK is made of blued steel with an acrylic grip, and has the serial number “811590”. The silencer is attached to the pistol using a screw fitting via a threaded barrel. The pistol is sympathetically deactivated and features a functioning trigger, hammer, magazine release and safety. The lot is also accompanied by a certificate of authentication from Bapty, the production armourers, and the pistol's certificate of deactivation. Dimensions (pistol with silencer): 26.5cm X 2.5cm X 12cm (10½" X 1" X 4¾") Estimate: £30,000-£50,000
[Sold for £162,500]

Lot #226 GoldenEye (1995) Peter Nelson Collection*  Q’s Suit

Q’s (Desmond Llewelyn) suit from GoldenEye (1995). Q wore his suit when he showed James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) his new gadgets and car.

The three-piece suit is made from olive green tweed, with flecks of red, mustard and blue. It comprises a jacket, waistcoat and pair of trousers, with elasticated burgundy leather braces. Each piece features an Angels & Bermans costumier's label sewn to the interior, with “Mr D. Llewelyn, Jan 1995” handwritten in brown pen. The suit exhibits some wear from production use and age, including staining and pulled threads - predominantly to the jacket lining - and there is a small hole near the outer seam on the right trouser leg.
Estimate: £4,000-£6,000 [Sold for £5,312]

Lot #227 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Peter Nelson Collection* James Bond's Motorcycle Costume

James Bond's (Pierce Brosnan) motorcycle costume from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Bond was wearing his costume when he and Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) were captured by Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce). The pair then escaped into Saigon on a motorbike, taking down a pursuing helicopter along the way.

The shirt is a blue linen Angelo Litrico (size “XL 43/44”). The black trousers feature an elasticated waistband, and an Angels & Bermans costumier's label is stitched into the back with “Mr Pierce Brosnan May-97” handwritten on it. The shoes are blue-and-white lace-up trainers. Estimate: £4,000-£6,000 [Unsold]

Lot #228 Die Another Day (2002) Peter Nelson Collection* James Bond's Virtual Reality Gun

James Bond's (Pierce Brosnan) Virtual Reality gun from Die Another Day (2002). Bond used his gun during the simulation Q (John Cleese) prepared for him; upon exiting the simulation, he tossed it aside and looked at Qs other gadgets.

The gun is a Heckler and Koch MK23 BB pellet gun made of black-painted metal and plastic. It has been modified with two non-functioning laser pointers attached to either side of the barrel via pins and cyanoacrylate glue. Dimensions: 25cm X 15cm X 6cm (10" X 6" X 2½") Estimate: £4,000-£6,000
[Sold for £6,250]

Lot #230 Die Another Day (2002) Peter Nelson Collection* Bond and Gustav Graves’ Fencing Sabre

Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and Gustav Graves’ (Toby Stephens) fencing sabre from Die Another Day (2002) . Bond and Graves duelled with identical fencing sabres throughout the corridors of the Blades club after their fencing match escalated.

This fencing sabre includes a custom made aluminium blunted stunt blade which displays the numerous nicks and chips made during the sword fight. The hilt comprises a wire-wrapped, black and blue textured resin grip behind a sweeping steel handguard with an intricate cut-out design and a relief of the royal cypher ‘E II R”. The item exhibits minor scuffs from production use. Dimensions: 95.5cm X 11.5cm X 13cm (37¾" X 4½" X 5¼") Estimate: £3,000-£5,000 [Sold for £4,062]

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