View to a killing: Roger Moore auction to sell James Bond memorabilia | Film

If you ever wanted to dress, schuss or tell the time like James Bond, now might be your only chance: a selection of items including dinner suits, silk cravats, Lamborghini skis and a special edition Omega Seamaster watch are up for auction, all from the personal collection of 007 himself, Roger Moore.

Moore, who died in 2017, played Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985, beginning with Live and Let Die and ending with A View to a Kill. His family are selling 180 lots of Moore’s own memorabilia, with part of the proceeds going to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), which appointed Moore as a goodwill ambassador in 1991.

Two double-breasted dinner suits, used in Octopussy and A View to a Kill, are expected to fetch £20,000-£30,000 each, with the same estimate affixed to a “50 Years of James Bond” anniversary Omega watch. A set of white 1980s Lamborghini competition skis has a guide price of £500-£1,000, and if you want to rattle your cuffs like Sir Roger, a pair of Aspreys cufflinks are estimated at £800-£1,200. Moore’s commitment to the finer things in life is further demonstrated via a limited edition Jean Cocteau ceramic plate decorated with a ram’s head (estimate: £1,500-£2,500) and with what is described as “a large collection” of silk ties and cravats (estimate: £500-£1,000).

More traditional movie-industry items include a plaque commemorating Moore’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star (estimate: £10,000-£15,000) posters of The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker (estimates: £500-£700 and £800-£1,200 respectively) and Bond film stills and cinema programmes.

The auction will take place on 4 October at Bonhams in London.