Sotheby's :: Return to Bond Street
PoorMansJB
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Sotheby's is having another "Bond Street" sale:
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/james-bond-on-bond-street?locale=en
Same INSANE estimates ... but then that does now seem to be the market.
Significantly, one embarrassingly fake piece has already been withdrawn.
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£32,700 for a 1953 Cape First Edition, second printing of Casino Royale. I guess if the buyer was UK based? he or indeed she or they? can always burn it to keep warm this winter! 😪
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/james-bond-on-bond-street/ian-fleming-casino-royale-1953-first-edition?locale=en
The FE SE Golden Gun went for GBP 23,940 - sadly you can't burn this to keep warm
A dishonest individual named XXyne Xendel made the plaques for FE which were hand numbered with a black sharpie. I wonder just how many more number 7 signature plaques are out there? but the price of the auction example....Bloody ridiculous!!
I personally have never seen a fake plaque or have heard of any fakes out there - but this 007 seems to be genuine - here is a comparison picture from the original owner.
The plaques are genuine but this person did the laser engraving for Factory Entertainment.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/james-bond-on-bond-street/thunderball-1965-original-painting-for-the-new?locale=en&fbclid=IwAR2JaUNgYz8VR3YEowcbgOVNaeh_CkeaIB3_DpbVwp8r6Bd1pDRnFpfR-Fw
Curiously the link is still live with the item visible; not normally how these matters are handled!