Sir Roger Moore - The Personal Collection, Bonhams October 4th 2023
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If you ever wanted to dress, schuss or tell the time like James Bond, now might be your only chance: a selection of items including dinner suits, silk cravats, Lamborghini skis and a special edition Omega Seamaster watch are up for auction, all from the personal collection of 007 himself, Roger Moore.
Moore, who died in 2017, played Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985, beginning with Live and Let Die and ending with A View to a Kill. His family are selling 180 lots of Moore’s own memorabilia, with part of the proceeds going to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), which appointed Moore as a goodwill ambassador in 1991.
The auction includes two double-breasted dinner suits, used in Octopussy and A View to a Kill, which are expected to fetch £20,000-£30,000 each. The same estimate is affixed to a “50 Years of James Bond” anniversary Omega watch. A set of white 1980s Lamborghini competition skis has a guide price of £500-£1,000, and if you want to rattle your cuffs like Sir Roger, a pair of Asprey cufflinks are estimated at £800-£1,200. There is also what is described as “a large collection” of silk ties and cravats (estimate: £500-£1,000), as well as the travel backgammon set with which he reportedly took on Bond producer Cubby Broccoli between takes (£100-£150).
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