50 Years of James Bond - The Auction
50 Years of James Bond - The Auction
Christie’s and EON Productions celebrated the 50th anniversary of James Bond on film with 50 Years of James Bond – The Auction, a unique opportunity to acquire Bond memorabilia from the archives of EON Productions as well as donations from the Bond cast. Forty lots were offered at an online-only auction from 28th September to 8th October 2012, with 10 further lots to highlight an invitation-only auction at Christie’s South Kensington on 5th October – marking the 50th anniversary of the first screening of Dr. No.
Below you can find the auction results, a selection of items featured on Bond Lifestyle that were for sale at the auction. For a complete list, visit christies.com/bond.
Robert King's Lapel Pin from The World Is Not Enough
In The World Is Not Enough (1999), Sir Robert King (David Calder) is seen wearing a metal and enamel lapel pin of Celtic knot design, set with three circular greenish enamel plaques with triangular symbols and the letter K.
Solex Agitator
The Solex Agitator is a small but very powerful device, used in the movie The Man With The Golden Gun (1974). In the film, the Solex Agitator is a device which can harness solar energy, created by British scientist Gibson as a solution to the global energy crisis.
The Christie's auction "50 Years of James Bond - The Auction" has ended and some items have fetched remarkable prices.
Tom Ford Orbis Non Sufficit cufflinks
Thanks to the Christie's charity auction we know that James Bond (Daniel Craig) wears a pair of very cool Tom Ford cufflinks in SkyFall, especially made for Bond. The round cufflinks feature Bond's family coat-of-arms with the motto "Orbis Non Sufficit" (The World Is Not Enough) within a black enamel surround.
Swarovski SkyFall earrings, necklace and ring
In the movie SkyFall, Severine (played by Bérénice Marlohe) wears a necklace, a pair of coloured diamond and diamond pendant earrings and ring by Swarovski, designed by Stephen Webster. These items are part a new Swarovski collection that is inspired by the SkyFall.
Scaramanga golden bullet belt
This belt with gold bullet buckle was worn by Scaramanga (played by Christopher Lee) in the 1974 movie The Man With The Golden Gun.
The catalogue for the upcoming "50 Years of James Bond - The Auction" at Christie's, has revealed several clothes and items used by Bond and the Bond girls in SkyFall, plus an amazing collection of props and clothes from all the Bond films.
Prada dress and Gina Paris shoes
Olga Kurylenko wears a Prada dress and Gina Paris shoes in the 2008 movie Quantum of Solace.
Olga Kurylenko outfit by Jasper Conran
Camille Montes, played by Olga Kurylenko, in Quantum of Solace (2008) wears some of the stunning pieces from Jasper Conran's Summer 2008 collection.
Tom Ford FT108
In Quantum of Solace (2008), James Bond (Daniel Craig) wears Tom Ford sunglasses, model FT108. Although they are very similar or identical to Oliver Peoples Airman sunglasses, they were finally identified to be Tom Ford sunglasses.
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 2201.50.00
In the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig sports yet another Omega, a Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial Chronometer with a black dial (watch ref. 2201.50.00).
In the film, the watch doesn't have a gadget function. Bond wears the watch
Tarot of the Witches cards by Fergus Hall
In the 1973 movie Live and Let Die (starring Roger Moore), a deck of tarot cards designed by Fergus Hall is used by Bond to seduce the beautiful virgin Solitaire (played by Jane Seymour). After Solitaire predicts 'Death', Bond makes sure that he predicts 'Lovers' by having Solitaire choose a card from a stacked deck of only 'Lovers' cards.
Algerian Love Knot by Sophie Harley
Jewellery designer Sophie Harley's Love Knot has a starring role in the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006) and features again briefly in the sequel Quantum of Solace (2008).
Aston Martin DBS
James Bond drives the Aston Martin DBS, the successor of the Vanquish, in the 007 films, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
BMW Z8
The wonderfully styled BMW Z8, produced by BMW from 1999 to 2003, features in the movie The World is not Enough, with Pierce Brosnan behind the wheel.