Original costume designs for James Bond movies in the 1980s are amongst the 007 memorabilia up for auction this month...

007 Memorabilia Auction - November 2009 (2)
23rd November 2009

Famous auction house Christie's in London will be hosting a Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia event on 24th November 2009 from noon at 85 Old Brompton Road, London. Amongst the 454 lots on offer are several interesting James Bond items. Aside from a wide-range of classic movie posters, there are several 007 lots of original costume designs for movies from the 1980s.

Lot 461 - The Living Daylights, 1987 Six costume designs, all graphite and gouache on paper, all titled Living Daylights, all with character name Kara, all signed and dated Emma Porteous '86, all -- 11½x8¼in. (29.3x21cm.), accompanied by a letter from the vendor concerning the provenance (7)

Lot 458 - Octopussy, 1983
12 costume designs, all graphite and coloured pencil, all titled Octopussy, majority with character names including Magda, Gwendoline and one inscribed Bond As Clown, additionally all signed and dated by the artist Emma Porteous '82, majority -- 13½x9¾in. (34.5x25cm.), accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance (13)

Lot 460 - A View To A Kill, 1985 Three costume designs, all graphite and gouache, all titled A View To A Kill, all with character names including Mayday and Stacey, all signed and dated by the artist Emma Porteous '84 with additional scene information, all -- 12x7¾in. (30.5x19.7cm.), accompanied by a letter from the vendor confirming the provenance (4)

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