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From 20-24 March 2024, Heritage Auctions will present Treasures from Planet Hollywood, featuring more than 1,600 props and costumes displayed in locations around the globe. Every offering is a blockbuster from a blockbuster, a movie memory that needs no introduction.

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

Lot #89542 - Four prop gold bars Goldfinger (1964)

Four vintage original gold bars constructed of solid cast plaster with two measuring 10" X 3" X 1.5" and two measuring approx. 10.5" X 3.5" X 1.5". Expertly studio painted in metallic gold. Visible among many such gold bricks in the Fort Knox scenes central to the villain Goldfinger's (Gert Frobe) sinister scheme. Props exhibit chipping, age and production wear. One bar has a few broken corners. Gold wire basket is for display and was not used in the film.

SOLD FOR $$3,250

Lot #89543 - Donald Pleasence “Ernst Stavro Blofeld” Jacket You Only Live Twice (1967)

Vintage original jacket worn by actor Donald Pleasence in his performance as the nefarious criminal mastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who has aspirations of world domination. This tan wool coat features a wide-pointed collar with hook and eye fastening, five button front closure, two front pouch pockets, and a beige satin-lined interior. Retains internal M. Bermans Ltd. bias label handwritten, “D. Pleasence” in ink. The head of the global underworld organization known only as SPECTRE, Blofeld is the arch villain to secret agent 007, James Bond, and the British Secret Service. Exhibiting age and production wear. Obtained from Bonhams, November 17, 2005, Lot #522.

SOLD FOR $27,500

Lot #89544 - Cigarette Rocket You Only Live Twice (1967)

Vintage original silver metal cigarette rocket dart. Dart is in the image of a small rocket with a retractable needle at the tip. The small prop measures 1.25" long and comes with a framed 11" X 14" photo reproduction of the film's lobby card. The rocket is visible when James Bond (Sean Connery) tours a ninja training facility and is introduced to the minuscule weapon that fires from the end of a lit cigarette. Bond skillfully uses the device to thwart Blofeld's (Donald Pleasence) malicious scheme.

SOLD FOR $2,750

Lot #89545 - Little Nellie Autogyro Air-to-Air Missile Warhead You Only Live Twice (1967)

Vintage original prop missile warhead measuring 14.5" X 3.5", constructed of wood with a hollow core, painted with a bright orange glossy paint. Features a bevelled 2" lip around the base for attaching to the missile body. This warhead is one of two used on the Wallis WA-116 Agile Autogyro, nicknamed “Little Nellie”, demonstrated by the character Q (Desmond Llewelyn). This prop featured in an exciting airborne scene where James Bond (portrayed by Sean Connery) fights off four helicopters piloted by Ernst Stavro Blofeld's (played by Donald Pleasence) henchmen using his gadget-equipped autogyro. In a climactic moment, Bond employs the air-to-air missiles to strike down the last pursuing helicopter. Exhibits general production wear with paint shipping and scuffing throughout.

UNSOLD

Lot #89546 - James Bond's Royal Navy Uniform Jacket The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Vintage original Royal Navy wool battledress jacket worn by Roger Moore as James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Retaining the original Bermans & Nathans bias label typed, “Roger Moore. / 11523. / The Spy Who Loved Me” - inside right interior pocket. Alteration to self-belt for use in a subsequent production, resulting in removal of two buttons at waist, and Commander Bond's epaulettes and campaign decorations on the shoulders have been removed. Used in the last quarter of the adventure when Bond and Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) board the US Submarine until the end of the film when they escape Karl Stromberg's (Curt Jurgens) undersea base station Atlantis. Exhibits minor production wear.

SOLD FOR $4,000

Lot #89549 - Drax Girl Uniform Moonraker (1979)

Vintage original two-piece uniform including one white knit bodysuit with deep V neckline, zipper closure in the front, and a gold-coloured band across the shoulders with split cap sleeves and one knit mini skirt consisting of two panels with snap closures at the waist and gold-coloured bands down the sides of the front piece, revealing the high-cut bodysuit on the sides. This uniform was worn by Drax's (Michael Lonsdale) henchwomen and can be seen when they lure James Bond (Roger Moore) into a pond with a deadly python. Both pieces display production wear and age with some staining. The bodysuit is missing the round medallion that connects the two sides of the V neckline together and the zipper does not function. Obtained from CHRISTIE'S South Kensington.

SOLD FOR $5,000

Lot #89551 - Drax Perfect People Two Male Tunics Moonraker (1979)

Vintage original two-piece group of pullover V-neck short-sleeved ivory spandex tunics with black v-collar and stripes on shoulders and sleeves. They retain the round embroidered “Drax Enterprise Corporation: Moonraker” insignia patch on the left chest. When James Bond (Roger Moore) first arrives at the Drax Industries complex, some of his henchmen can be seen wearing this while they are training. Displays production wear and age. Obtained from CHRISTIE'S South Kensington, January 2, 1997, Lots #184 & #185.

SOLD FOR $2,375

Lot #89552 - Drax Perfect People Two Female Leotards Moonraker (1979)

Vintage original pieces including one-piece white Lycra leotard with black polyblend halter top V-neck and zipper back and hook and eye closure. Retaining internal Bermans & Nathans bias label typed, “Moonraker 14025 Small 5' 6" Fem Athlete”, and handwritten “Pascal” note near back zipper. One-piece white Lycra leotard with black polyblend halter top V-neck and zipper back and hook and eye closure. Second leotard is missing original label. Pieces are highly visible near the beginning of the film when James Bond (Roger Moore) is flown in a helicopter over the Drax henchmen as they train. Exhibiting age and production wear. Obtained from CHRISTIE'S South Kensington, November 28, 1996, Lots #185 & #186.

SOLD FOR $2,000

Original two-piece safari suit prominently featured throughout the thirteenth Bond film, including one tan Frank Foster tailored plain-weave worsted wool safari jacket with 4-box pleated buttoned pockets on the front, a formal cut shirt collar, and four button front fastenings. Expertly paired with the jacket is one matching tan Douglas Hayward pair of flat front slacks with two-front hip pockets and button and zipper fastening. Both pieces retain handwritten “Roger Moore” in ink on interior waistband and jacket pocket. Displays light general production wear and age.

SOLD FOR $13,750

Lot #89556 - Full-Size Reproduction Acrostar BD-5J Jet Octopussy (1983)

Single-seat display jet made of fibreglass over an aluminium frame, with plexiglass cockpit canopy measuring 150" X 36" X 24" (body), 25" (tail), 44" (stabilizers) with a 70" wingspan. The jet is expertly-crafted and painted to resemble the plane flown in the exciting opening sequence of the 13th Bond film, Octopussy, where superspy James Bond (Roger Moore), flies the Acrostar through an airplane hangar to escape a tracking missile. This display jet was never a true aircraft and does not come with engine, electronics, or cockpit fittings. Wings and stabilizers remove for transport and storage. Exhibits display use, with some flaking near the right wing assembly. Obtained from Alturair.

SOLD FOR $15,000

Lot #89557 - Cruise Missile Nuclear Warhead Never Say Never Again (1983)

Original warhead prop constructed of cast fibreglass shell, metal, with wood and metal internal supporting substructure and fibreglass, cast resin and repurposed technical components expertly assembled, painted, badged and finished to appear as a weapon of mass destruction. The warhead prop measures 22" X 27" X 84" and features interior with civilization-ending technology. This warhead is visible in the exciting climax of the spy film when Bond (Sean Connery) has an underwater battle to the death with Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer) and ultimately disarms the weapon before it can detonate. Exhibiting age, production wear, some paint loss, surface scratching, tape peeling and “DANGER” sticker on interior red capsule coming loose and partially stained with blue paint spatter. Special shipping arrangements will apply. Obtained from noted James Bond authority Graham Rye and originally part of the 007 MAGAZINE Props Archive.

SOLD FOR $7,500

Lot #89559 - James Bond's Suit Jacket GoldenEye (1995)

Original blue suit jacket made from 100% wool and featuring three front pockets, gold button accents, and original bias Angels & Bermans label sporting “1995, Goldeneye, Pierce Brosnan” handwritten in ink. The suit jacket can be seen during sequences filmed in Monaco. Jacket exhibits minor production wear. Obtained from Angels Costumiers.

SOLD FOR $5,500

Original five piece black tactical suit worn by Pierce Brosnan in his second outing as the international super-spy, James Bond 007. Seen during the explosive climax of the film while Bond and fellow secret agent, Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) infiltrate the villainous Elliot Carver's (Jonathan Pryce) stealth ship. Including one black T-shirt, one black pair of cargo pants with two-buttoned slash pockets on the hip, two-buttoned rear pockets, and two-buttoned cargo pockets and waist adjustment buckles at the hips, one black button-down long-sleeved shirt with two breast pockets, one black tactical vest with a large zippered collar, two large mesh front panels, buttoned adjustments on each side, and three cargo pouches at the waist, and one pair of black tactical boots. All pieces except boots retain the internal Angels bias label handwritten “1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Pierce Brosnan”. Exhibiting general production age and wear. Obtained from Angels Costumiers.

SOLD FOR $11,250

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