James Bond collectibles at upcoming Bonhams Auctions

On 10 December 2015, Bonhams will auction a few Bond related lots during their Entertainment Memorabilia Auction.

James Bond: a clapperboard used in The World Is Not Enough
Plastic board with wooden arm, take number 5 inscribed in black ink, the scene and shot numbers are indistinct, with the film title, Director [Michael Apted], Cinematographer [Adrian Biddle], names in red lettering, accompanied by a certificate from The Prop Store of London

James Bond: British front of house cards and U.S. lobby cards
Including: a set of eight British front of house cards for Live and Let Die, a set of eight British front of house cards for The Man with the Golden Gun, a set of eight British front of house cards for The Spy Who Loved Me, a set of eight British front of house cards for Moonraker, a set of four British front of house cards for For Your Eyes Only, a set of eight mini lobby cards for Never Say Never Again, a set of eight British front of house cards for Octopussy; together with a set of eight British front of house cards for Casino Royale (Columbia, 1967), each 20.5 x 25.5cm (8 x 10in)

James Bond: A collection of British front of house cards
Including: a set of eight front of house cards for On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and a set of seven front of house cards for Diamonds Are Forever, each 20.5 x 25.5cm (8 x 10in)

James Bond: a collection of eight posters
Including: two British quads posters for The Man with the Golden Gun, a British quad poster for The Spy Who Loved Me, a bus stop poster and two British quad posters for Moonraker, a British quad poster for Octopussy, a British quad poster for A View to Kill, the largest approximately 102 x 153cm (40 x 60in)

James Bond: a signed copy of the Goldfinger Portfolio by Graham Rye
Limited edition, numbered 007/350, signed on an inside page in black pen by Shirley Eaton, Nikki van der Zyl, Norman Wanstall, Caron Gardner, Sir Ken Adam and Nadja Regin

The ‘GOLDFINGER portfolio’ is the ultimate Goldfinger collectable and was co-written, designed and published in 2014 by Graham Rye, editor & publisher of 007 Magazine. This 350-page metal covered book was published as a Limited Numbered Edition of 350 copies (originally priced £350 per copy) and features over 1,000 rare and never-before-published images from the 007 MAGAZINE ARCHIVE with detailed informational photo captions throughout, and also includes: Call Sheets, Production Documents, Press Releases, Gadget Blueprints, Ken Adam Sketches, Press Ads, Contact Sheets, UK Front of House sets, the complete UK theatrical Exhibitors’ Campaign Book; all-new interviews with the Goldfinger girls: Nadja Regin, Margaret Nolan, Shirley Eaton, and the ‘Voice of the Bond Girls’, Nikki van der Zyl – and also includes images from two scenes shot but cut from the film and featured here for the first time.

Oscar Winner Norman Wanstall

The ‘GOLDFINGER portfolio’ Limited Numbered Edition #007 has been signed by a selection of artistes who worked on and appeared in the 1964 film Goldfinger, including: Norman Wanstall, Dubbing Editor – the first person to ever win an Oscar for a James Bond film; Sir Ken Adam – the Oscar winning Production Designer who designed the sets for Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Moonraker; Honor Blackman, the inimitable Pussy Galore, Shirley Eaton – whose gold painted corpse Bond discovers in his Miami hotel bedroom; Tania Mallet who as Tilly Masterson falls victim to Oddjob’s deadly bowler hat; Nikki van der Zyl – who famously re-voiced Ursula Andress in Dr. No and other actresses in the Bond series including the film Goldfinger; Nadja Regin – the actress who appears with Sean Connery in Goldfinger’s famous ‘shocking’ pre-credit sequence, and in whose eyes Bond spies an oncoming assailant behind him; and Caron Gardner – the actress who portrayed one of the squadron of femme fatales pilots in Pussy Galore’s Flying Circus.

Accompanied by a document detailing the creation of the book. The proceeds of this sale will be donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Aston Martin DB5
On December 6th you can bid on a blue Aston Martin DB5 during the Bonhams Bond Street Motor Car Sale. The first owner was none other than Rob Walker, Johnnie Walker whisky heir and founder of the most successful privateer team in Formula 1 history, whose landmark achievements include the first ever F1 Grand Prix wins for Cooper and Lotus.
Estimated price: £400,000 - 450,000 / €570,000 - 640,000

Aston Martin DB5 1/8 scale
If the real thing is a bit too expensive, then maybe the 1/8 scale Aston Martin DB5 is for you. Offered during the Bonhams RAF Auction on December 10th.