Offered as part of Christie’s “Important Watches” auction in Geneva this week, the auction house sold a specially customized Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner wristwatch that was used by Roger Moore as James Bond in Live and Let Die. The piece sold for an impressive CHF219,000 (or about $243,959) with buyer’s premium. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions has today announced their next events, a pairing of two sales – “Hollywood & Marilyn Monroe” and “Sports & Rock ‘n Roll”, both under the “Icons and Idols” banner and each two-day sales, with the former scheduled for December 1st and 2nd and the latter for December 3rd and 4th. Both live auction events will be at their Beverly Hills facility.
Christie’s “Pop Culture: Film and Entertainment” auction (Sale 5570) was held today at South Kensington, London. Results from two of the highlight lots have been widely covered in Reuters and the AP, and picked up by mainstream media worldwide. [Read more…]
Christie’s next “Pop Culture: Film and Entertainment” auction (Sale 5570) will be held November 25th at South Kensington, London. The catalog for this event can now be viewed online. Like last year’s event with the original King Kong armature, this year’s sale continues to impress. [Read more…]
As reported back in June, RM Auctions (in association with Sotheby’s) offered at auction “The James Bond Car” – a 1965 Aston Martin featured in the James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball, starring Sean Connery. As part of their “Automobiles of London” sale event, the auction took place today and the car sold for a staggering $4.6 million dollars. [Read more…]
I came across a very interesting short film by PJV Productions on Vimeo this afternoon about “The Life & Death of a Bond Film Prop” by PJV Productions. This video discusses the origins, use, and post-production life of the “bomb sled” submarine featured in Thunderball, starring Sean Connery. [Read more…]
As part of their “Automobiles of London” sale event, RM Auctions will be offering “The James Bond Car” – a 1965 Aston Martin featured in the James Bond films Goldfinger and Thunderball, starring Sean Connery. The auction will take place in London October 27, 2010. [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions next series of Entertainment Memorabilia auctions will be held in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on June 24th-27th, 2010. The catalogs are available for purchase and the “Hollywood Legends” catalog can now be viewed online.
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