James Bond memorabilia including Aston Martin DB5 to go under hammer
Nearly 200 film posters and more than 100 books will also be made available across four Bond On Bond Street sales by Sotheby’s.
Nearly 200 film posters, more than 100 books and an Aston Martin DB5 will go on display at Sotheby’s auction house ahead of a series of James Bond sales.
Across four sales, Bond On Bond Street will trace 007 from the pages of Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale to his 60 years on the big screen.
Prices range from £100 to £120,000.
Almost every page features autograph revisions, showing Fleming’s working practices as he honed the book into its final shape.
It is estimated to sell for between £80,000 and £120,000.
It sheds light on Chandler’s role in convincing a disillusioned Fleming to continue with the character of Bond following the publication of Moonraker.
Mitchell Hooks’ artwork for the first Bond film poster, worth between £15,000 and £25,000, depicts Sir Sean Connery’s 007 with a smoking gun, surrounded by four Bond girls in various states of undress.
A selection of watches by brands worn by the fictional MI6 spy, including Rolex and Omega, will also go on display ahead of sale.
The auction house itself has featured in Fleming’s writing.
The sale of a “very important Faberge terrestrial Globe” in short story The Property Of A Lady was set in Sotheby’s main sale room and the sequence was adapted for the 1983 film Octopussy.
The items will go on display at Sotheby’s Bond Street galleries in London from November 6 to 10, with sales taking place online from October 27 to November 13.
