This 2008 Aston Martin, which will presumably receive a wash before being delivered to its new owner, sold for $386,000 at auction last week.
“Skyfall” is a fantastic tune, but Adele’s theme song for the upcoming James Bond flick wasn’t the biggest 007-related winner last week. A Bond memorabilia auction coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first film featuring everybody’s favorite spy raised $1.6 million last week at Christie’s in London.
The highest seller in the September 28-October 8 auction, proceeds from which will go towards worldwide children’s charity UNICEF and several other foundations, was the 2008 Aston Martin ($386,000) that Bond actor Daniel Craig drove in the same year’s 007 film Quantum of Solace. The unwashed swimming trunks he donned in 2006’s Casino Royale sold for $71,000, considerably more than the $8,000 Elvis’ stained underwear from 1977 commanded at a recent bidding, perhaps suggesting that stinky shorts collectors prefer newer vintages.
The orchestral score for Adele’s “Skyfall,” signed by the pop superstar herself
Also among the five dozen items included in last week’s online and invite-only in-person sale were a few collectibles from Skyfall, the Bond franchise’s 23rd installment that’s due in theaters October 23. The navy suit Craig wears in it well exceeded expectations, fetching $75,000 against an anticipated $4,000. Meanwhile, the signed orchestral score for Adele’s single for the soundtrack, which topped the iTunes songs chart just hours after it was released, raised $22,000.
Classic Bond memorabilia was quite the rage, as well. A set of tarot cards featured in 1973’s Live and Let Die went for $38,000, while a clapperboard used during the making of 1995’s GoldenEye fetched $21,000. The complete works of Bond creator Ian Fleming made a respectable $16,000.
