RESULTS: SIXTY YEARS OF JAMES BONDThe Two-Part Charity Sale
Registered bidders from a total of 28 countries
The auction vendors, led by EON Productions, are donating
100% of their auction proceeds to over 45 nominated charitable causes
Christie’s is also donating 100% of the profitable proceeds from the buyer’s premium
THIS RESULT EXCEEDS THE COMBINED TOTAL OF ALL PREVIOUS
007 CHRISTIE’S CHARITY AUCTIONS
BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL TO
£11,687,019/ $14,589,891/ €13,780,616
London – On 5 October – James Bond Day – Christie’s and EON Productions’ two part official charity sale Sixty Years of James Bond concluded in style, with Part I and Part II realising a total of £6,874,494/ $7,393,745/ €7,688,255, which will benefit over 45 charities. Following the success of the Live Evening Auction, Part I, which realised £6,103,500/ $6,506,331/ €6,799,299 on 28 September, the Online Sale, Part II has exceeded all expectations achieving £770,994/ $887,414/ €888,956, five times the pre-sale estimate. Comprising a total of 61 lots overall, which were 100% sold, spanning the 25 films to date, the sale as a whole featured vehicles, watches, costumes, props, posters, memorabilia and experiences. This result surpasses not only all previous official Christie’s 007 sale totals, but also the combined total for all three previous sales (£4,812,525 / $7,196,146 / €6,092,361; for the breakdown please see Notes to Editors), bringing the grand total for the four official charity auctions to £11,687,019/ $14,589,891/ €13,780,616. The auction vendors, led by EON Productions, are donating 100% of their auction proceeds to their nominated charitable causes. Christie’s is also donating 100% of the profitable proceeds from the buyer’s premium.
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Producers, EON Productions commented: “We are delighted with the extraordinary success of the Christie’s sale which benefits over 45 charities who do incredibly important work. Thank you to those who bid in the live and online auction and to all the James Bond fans who have supported us over the last 60 years.”
The Earl of Snowdon, Honorary Chairman, Christie’s EMEA, commented “It has been an honour for Christie’s to work together with EON Productions again to help more charitable causes than ever before, in this 60th anniversary year of James Bond. We cannot think of a more uplifting and inspiring way to mark James Bond Day than to share news of this record-breaking result which will be used to help so many people. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved for their generosity.”
Adrian Hume-Sayer, Christie’s, Director, Head of Sale, commented “This amazing result is a testament to the enduring appeal of one of film’s greatest and best loved icons – James Bond – and the good that will be done is a testament to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli’s enduring generosity. This is the fourth and by far the largest official James Bond charity auction on which Christie’s has been privileged to collaborate with EON Productions, we are thrilled that the money raised will benefit so many.”
Benefitting charities from the overall sale are ACLT; Back Up; BFI Film Academy; Breaking Barriers; British Academy of Film and Television Arts; British Red Cross; Carnegie Institution for Science; Evelina London Children’s Charity, which is a linked charity of Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation; Feeding America; Film and TV Charity; Helen Bamber Foundation; Helen Keller Europe; Intermission Youth; Into Film; Johns Hopkins Medicine; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; London Screen Academy; Médecins Sans Frontières; MediCinema; National Art Collections Fund; National Film and Television School; National Youth Theatre; The Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service, which is a part of the Central and North West London NHS Foundation; Nordoff Robbins; NSPCC; Operation Black Vote; Orbis; Papyrus; Refugee Action; Rosa; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; Scottish International Education Trust; Scottish Youth Film Foundation; Severn Hospice; Spinal Research; The BRIT Trust; The Prince's Trust; The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund; The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales; The Silverlining Brain Injury Charity; The Trussell Trust; TIME'S UP UK; Tusk; UNICEF; United Kingdom for UNHCR; Women for Women International (UK); Women in Film & Television.
Please see the PDF for the full results.
