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The highlight of an online sale of Bond
memorabilia, the Advance British Quad poster has four panels
depicting the suave 007 agent, then played by Scottish actor
Sean Connery, fighting villains or surrounded by scantily clad
women.
Measuring 30 by 40 inches, the linen-backed poster was designed
to be cut into four, according to British auctioneer Ewbank's,
which anticipates it fetching between 8,000 and 12,000 pounds
(around $11,000 - $16,500).
"There's always been a huge collector base for James Bond
related items which seems to just be growing," Ewbank's valuer
Natalie Davies told Reuters.
Friday's "James Bond 007" auction also includes an original 1962
British Quad poster for the first Bond film "Dr No", which has a
6,000-9,000 pounds price tag.
Also on offer are props including a metal lightbox sign with
"Albert R Broccoli 007 Stage" written on it, referring to the
late American film producer, and which used to hang at Pinewood
Studios.
A replica top hat as worn by Oddjob in the 1964 film "Goldfinger"
is seen fetching 2,000 - 4,000 pounds.
"All of our sales are now taking place completely online and
we’ve actually noticed quite a big increase in bidding," Davies
said of auctions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"People seem to really have adapted amazingly well... I should
imagine people will continue to bid online (once lockdowns
end)." ($1 = 0.7279 pounds)
(Reporting by Will Russell; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
editing by John Stonestreet)
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