Licence to Thrill: James Bond items to go under the hammer in auction of 007 memorabilia (and yes, it includes THOSE swimming trunks)

By AMY OLIVER

Steamy: The infamous swimming trunks worn by Daniel Craig in Bond film Casino Royale are set to fetch £2,840 to £4,630 when they are auctioned for charity next week

They sent Daniel Craig's career into the stratosphere and set a million women's hearts racing.
Now THOSE blue swimming trunks, which Craig wore during THAT scene in Casino Royale, are set to make hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity in an online auction that starts today.
The shorts are just one of 50 items of James Bond memorabilia to be sold in Christie's charity sale to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first 007 movie Dr No.

...And this is what they look like on: Daniel Craig emerges from the sea in THOSE shorts during THAT scene in 2006 Bond film Casino Royale

Other lots include a one-third scale model of an Aston Martin DB5 used in the filming of Skyfall, the next Bond adventure set to hit the big screen in October.
The car was used in earlier Bond films and has become closely associated with the fictional double agent.
Michael G Wilson, who along with Barbara Broccoli is guardian of the Bond films, said: 'In Skyfall we go back to the old Aston Martin, the DB5, we bring that out of mothball.

Cute: Other lots include a one-third scale model of an Aston Martin DB5 used in the filming of Skyfall, the next Bond adventure which hits the big screen in October

Killer ride: Another Aston Martin built in 2008 and used in the opening sequence of the last Bond movie Quantum of Solace has a price tag of £100,000 to £150,000

'We used it in the film but we had to make a model of it. We made an extra model, one third scale that was made for the film and I think that’s a pretty unique thing to get.'
The model is expected to fetch £30,000 to £40,000, while another Aston Martin built in 2008 and used in the opening sequence of the last Bond movie Quantum of Solace has a price tag of £100,000 to £150,000.
There is also a special edition of Bollinger champagne set to make £10,000 to £15,000.

Expensive tipple: There is also a special edition of Bollinger champagne up for grabs... if you have a spare £10,000 to £15,000 of course

'We used it in the film but we had to make a model of it. We made an extra model, one third scale that was made for the film and I think that’s a pretty unique thing to get.'
The model is expected to fetch £30,000 to £40,000, while another Aston Martin built in 2008 and used in the opening sequence of the last Bond movie Quantum of Solace has a price tag of £100,000 to £150,000.
There is also a special edition of Bollinger champagne set to make £10,000 to £15,000.

To team with the trunks? A Stainless steel Omega Seamaster Professional Planet Ocean wristwatch, left, worn by Craig in Quantum of Solace is expect to fetch between £6,000 to 8,000, while a pair of enamel cufflinks worn by Chaim Topol as Milos Columbo in For Your Eyes Only, right, are estimated to make £1,000 to £1,500

Among the smaller items being sold are 10 tarot cards used by Jane Seymour who played Solitaire in Live and Let Die and a belt with a golden bullet buckle worn by Christopher Lee as Scaramanga in The Man With the Golden Gun.
The Algerian Love knot necklace worn by Eva Green as Vesper Lynd throughout Casino Royale is set to make £2,000 to £3,000
Those with eyes on Craig's swimming shorts may also like to go for the pair of Tom Ford sunglasses he wore in Quantum of Solace. But with an expected price tag of £2,000 to £3,000 it may not be wise to take them to the beach.

Predictions: A selection of 10 tarot cards used by Jane Seymour in Live and Let Die are expected to sell for £740 to £1,100

The eyes have it: A pair of Tom Ford sunglasses, right, that Daniel Craig wore in Quantum of Solace, left, are set to make between £2,000 and £3,000

007 fashion: A denim cocktail dress and jacket worn by a waitress and waiter in Tomorrow Never Dies, left, is expected to fetch a cool £1,000 to 1,500, while a leather, fur-lined, full-length coat by Armani, worn by Rosamund Pike as Miranda Frost in Die Another Day is expected to make £1,000 to 1,500

The auction, which will raise funds for a range of charities including Unicef, is one of a series of events being held around the world to mark the anniversary of one of the world’s longest-running and most successful film franchises.
Forty lots will be sold online between September 28 and October 8, while 10 of the star items have been reserved for a live auction on October 5 - 'Global James Bond Day' at Christie’s offices in South Kensington, London.

Trinkets: A cone symbol pendant necklace and a prop book used by Wayne Newton as Professor Joe Butcher in Licence to Kill is set to make £800 to 1,200

On Her Majesty's Secret Service: A letter knife with a similar letter tray, prop letter and note, left, from M's desk in Quantum of Solace has a price tag of £800 to £1,200, while the original Solex Agitator, right, used by Christopher Lee in The Man With The Golden Gun, is estimated to sell for £1,200 to £1,800

All lots will go on public display there from Saturday until October 4. Admittance is free.
'I think what we wanted to do was to celebrate the 50th anniversary in a meaningful way and let people have the opportunity to buy some of the things in our archive that we could raise money for charity from,' Mr Wilson said, adding: 'There’s a lot of things from £1,000 on up, really. There’s plenty of things for a whole range of collectors.'

Fold: A poker table from The One and Only Ocean club in Casino Royale is expected to fetch between £3,000 and £5,000 at the auction

source: dailymail