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OBI-WAN KENOBI’S CLOAK, DR WHO'S COAT, DEL BOY AND RODNEY’S BATMAN AND ROBIN COSTUMES, AND JAMES BOND’S SUITS GO UNDER THE HAMMER
THE ANGELS STAR COLLECTION - UK’S LARGEST AUCTION OF FILM & TV COSTUMES AT BONHAMS
A remarkable collection of costumes created and supplied by Angels The Costumiers, for some of the most iconic international film, television and theatre productions in history will be sold at Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London on Tuesday 6 March 2007, in what is believed to be the UK’s largest auction of film and television costumes.
More than 400 Angels outfits including Obi Wan’s Cloak (Star Wars, Alec Guinness £50,000-60,000), James Bond’s Suits (e.g. Thunderball, Sean Connery £30,000-40,000 & Tomorrow Never Dies, Pierce Brosnan £4,000-5,000) and a selection of costumes (original and publicity) from each of the Dr. Whos (ranging from £3,000-5,000), will be available to collectors and amateur fans alike. Other lots in the Bonhams sale of Angels costumes include the most prominent costumes from films such as Braveheart, Titanic, Elizabeth, Indiana Jones, Highlander, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Evita, Superman & Harry Potter.
In recognition of the popular appeal of the items, and a world first in terms of a viewing experience, Bonhams’ saleroom will be turned into a star’s dressing room – allowing interested customers the opportunity to try on selected costumes.
Tim Angel, Chairman of Angels, and fifth generation of the family firm comments, “The joy of being in this business is that you know you are creating something that will help an audience immerse itself in a different world. Our costumes are famous for fulfilling the exact requirements and needs of the film, and are researched and tailored to the highest standard. Whether it is the cloak of a Jedi knight from a galaxy far, far away, or the most elegant suit worn by Her Majesty’s best secret agent, our job is done if the audience are convinced by the authenticity and effectiveness of the costumes shown on the screen. The flip-side of creating such iconic costumes, that become so very famous and so firmly associated with key movies, is that they can never be used in other films or productions, nor can they be made available from our fancy dress shop…for obvious reasons! With over a century and a half’s worth of costumes on the racks, each with ever increasing insurance requirements, and space at a premium, it seemed the right time for us to allow collectors and fans the chance to take home a piece of the movie magic.”
Jon Baddeley, Group Head of the Collector’s Department at Bonhams comments: "The Angels collection of film and television costumes is without doubt the largest and most important archive of its type ever to come to auction. It will give film fans world-wide the unique opportunity to acquire clothing worn by their heroes in some of the most famous British and international films made over the last 60 years. An event not to be missed by any film aficionado."
ANGELS – SUPPLYING COSTUMES FOR A CENTURY AND A HALF
Angels, founded in 1840, is the world’s longest-established supplier of costumes to the film, theatre and television industry. Angels shop became popular with theatre actors who, at that time, had to purchase their own clothes and costumes for auditions and performances. It was Morris Angel, the company’s founder, who allowed actors to hire, rather than buy their outfits – the first man to make such an innovation. With the advent of cinema, the Angel family made their second major diversification by supplying costumes to the fledgling movie industry and, through primary company Angels The Costumiers, has continued to be a quiet and constant success story within the British (and international) film industry. Since 1946, when costumes supplied by Angels received an Academy Award® for Laurence Olivier’s Henry V, Angels The Costumiers has supplied costumes to a further 26 movies that have won Oscar®, for ‘Outstanding Achievement In Costume Design’ for work undertaken on major international films including Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, Titanic, Gladiator and most recently Memoirs of a Geisha. At this year’s Academy Awards®, Angels costumes are in the running again for costumes supplied for Marie Antoinette and The Queen. Angels The Costumiers is based in Hendon, and boasts a warehouse containing over a million and a half costumes on five miles of hanging rails.
Below are selected highlights:
STAR WARS
One of the star lots in the sale is Obi-Wan ‘Ben’ Kenobi’s cloak worn by Sir Alec Guinness in the masterpiece Space adventure Star Wars (1977). Obi Wan Kenobi is one of the most prominent characters in the Star Wars saga. Whilst the character is central in the recently filmed prequels (Episodes I-III), starring Ewan McGregor in the role, the character first appeared in the first installment of the saga, Episode IV, A New Hope. Sir Alec Guinness gave a remarkable performance as the ageing Jedi Knight in Episode IV and resumes his role in the other sequels, usually clad in this iconic Jedi robe.
When Star Wars was first released in 1977, thousands of people flocked to cinemas to watch what was to be the sci-fi epic that would redefine the science-fiction genre. Alec Guinness starred with Carrie Fisher, and the then ‘little known’ actor, Harrison Ford. Produced by Gary Kurtz and written and directed by George Lucas, this classic epic of good versus evil was the highest-grossing movie for twenty years and continues to enthral audiences worldwide.
This original cloak, an integral part of this world of excitement and mystery is estimated at £50,000-60,000. Also from Star Wars is an imperial commanders uniform, estimated at £8,000-10,000.
DR. WHO
Costumes representing Dr Who include the original Tom Baker coat, Patrick Troughton trousers and Christopher Eccleston’s leather jacket all worn in the series. The remaining outfits were worn by the actors for promotional reasons but not worn on set.
Tom Baker, the fourth incarnation of the Doctor, exploded onto our television screens in 1974, unmistakable with his mass of teeth and curls. Baker came to resemble a comic hitchhiker, with his long overcoat Victorian jackets and overlong woolly scarf.
The complete outfit made for Tom Baker includes a maroon wool topcoat, three pairs of trousers (tweed, grey wool and dark grey cotton), striped waistcoat, three felt hats and a striped scarf, and is estimated at £1,200-1,500. A wine coloured 3/4 length coat, complete with two large added pockets for the Doctor’s jelly beans and sonic screwdriver used by Baker in various episodes of Dr. Who (including some Dalek Episodes), is estimated at £8,000-10,000.
A Patrick Troughton outfit (the second Dr. Who) comprises full-length fur coat, tailcoat, checked trousers, shirt, tie, handkerchief and bandanas. Known for his scruffy appearance, Troughton played a much quirkier Doctor. The producers and writers behind the programme wanted the Doctor's second incarnation to be a contrast to first Doctor, William Hartnell's 'Victorian Headmaster' mode of attire. Therefore, Troughton was unveiled as, in his words, the "Cosmic Hobo," an eccentric exemplified by his unusual combination of garments, and in particular his long hair coat.
The third Doctor Who, John Pertwee, is represented through the promotional outfit consisting of black cape coat, burgundy velvet jacket, black cravat, and sonic screwdriver. Pertwee took the character of the doctor in a different direction from the ‘Cosmic Hobo’ of before, Pertwee opting for being a dandy with a twist: he was a master of Venusian Karate and became a Doctor to rival James Bond with his ingenious gadgets and quick wit, Victorian tailcoats, deep purple velvet jackets, capes and scalloped shirtfronts.
A promotional outfit for the fifth Doctor, Peter Davidson, is represented with a beige and orange-edged single breasted top coat, stripe trousers, cricket jumper, white shirt and straw hat, estimated at £1,200-1,500.
An promotional outfit worn by Sylvester McCoy – the seventh Doctor Who – including a cream linen jacket, grey pinstripe trousers, shirt, tie, pullover, scarf, shoes, cravat and hat, is estimated at £1,200-1,500.
After a 16-year absence of the series, Christopher Eccleston returned as the Doctor. In the sale is the original black leatherette jacket estimated at £3,000-4,000.
JAMES BOND
Several outfits feature from James Bond 007.
Sean Connery’s dinner jacket worn in Thunderball in 1965 will be sold. Made in blackwool and lined with burgundy satin,this jacket is estimated at £30,000-40,000.
Original outfits worn by Pierce Brosnan in three of the films he starred in from 1995 to 1999 will feature. From GoldenEye (1995) is Brosnan’s Brioni grey three piece-suit (£8,000-10,000), a similar blue suit (£5,000-6,000) and a cream linen suit (£8,000 -10,000).
In GoldenEye, a new Bond for the 1990s was created, when Pierce Brosnan took over as 007. The long-established house of Brioni in Rome, supplied him with their famed look of style and elegance. Brioni has a stipulated way of tailoring their suits with a minimum of 185 steps to produce the finished article which creates an ageless fashion statement. The grey Brioni suit was used extensively throughout the film, most memorably in the scene between Alec Trevelyan and Bond in the disused communist statue park. A black dress, shoes and jacket, from GoldenEye as worn by Famke Jansen is estimated at £3,000-4,000.
In Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Brosnan donned the Bond mantle again. Brosnan’s leather jacket, black roll neck sweater, black ski jumper and green combat trousers (£8,000-10,000), and a blue cotton shirt, black sweat pants and blue canvas deck shoes (£4,000-5,000), as worn in the film, continue the Bond theme.
A ski suit worn by Brosnan (£6,000-8,000) and a wine coloured ski suit, with fur-lined hood, worn by Sophie Marceau (£1,200-1,500), will be sold, as well. These items featured in the third Brosnan instalment, The World is Not Enough (1999).
Outfits worn by Roger Moore – James Bond from 1973–1985 – include a navy battle dress jacket, complete with commanders epaulettes and inner pocket for the Walther PPK (£3,000-4,000), made for The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977. This jacket was used in the finale of the film during the battle between Bond and the Stromberg operatives on the super-tanker.
In addition, a ‘false front’ for a Naval Commander's jacket, from The Spy Who Loved Me is estimated at £800-1,200. The item features in the scene where Bond travels to Atlantis from the American submarine. The garment was used to give the impression that Bond is fully clothed under his wetsuit. Military berets, navy crew jackets and trousers, from The Spy Who Loved Me, as worn by the Stromberg crew, in the finale of the film, estimated at £800-1,000 can also be seen. A Showgirl outfit made for the circus girls in Octopussy (1983) ranges from £400-600 per item and a Drax personnel jumpsuit, from Moonraker (1979) is £800-1,200.
MISCELLANEOUS OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Also in the sale are the amusing Batman and Robin suits used on Only Fools and Horses (£4,000-5,000) that were worn by David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst as the Trotter brothers, Derek and Rodney. The series has won countless awards and is ingrained into the British culture with many classic gags and quotes. Recently, the Batman and Robin sequence in the Episode Heroes and Villains (1996) was voted in the top ten of memorable comedy moments on British television. These classic costumes were designed by Robin Stubbs.
A grey linen overcoat, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), as worn by Gary Oldman as Sirius Black is estimated at £3,000-4,000; whilst a snake effect lycra dress and a blue lycra sequin effect catsuit (estimated at £500-600) from Spice World (1997), as worn by Victoria Adams (Beckham) and a red sequinned dress as worn by Mel B (Melanie Brown) with boned corset top (estimated at £150-200) also come up in this sale.
Several outfits worn by Madonna in the Eva Peron film biography Evita (1997), are on auction including: a stone coloured coat, blouse and skirt (£500-700), a black silk patterned dress with a mint coloured and peach coloured slip (£400-500), a green coloured dressing gown, white satin and peach satin slip (£300-400) and a navy blue wool suit and blouse (£400-500).
Other female costumes in this sale, include items worn by: Kirsten Dunst, Ava Gardner, Jane Horrocks, Kate Hudson, Gemma Jones, Joanna Lumley, Sophie Marceau, Andie McDowell, Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore, Alanis Morrisette, Christina Ricci, Helen Slater, Joan Sims, Meryl Streep, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslett and Catherine Zeta Jones.
Male actors whose costumes are featured include - Richard Attenborough, Christian Bale, Stephen Berkoff, Orlando Bloom, Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Burton, Robert Carlyle, John Cleese, Sean Connery, Billy Connolly, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Errol Flynn, Harrison Ford, Stephen Fry, Mel Gibson, Sir John Gielgud, Alec Guinness, Charlton Heston, Benny Hill, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt, Sid James, Val Kilmer, Jude Law, Johnny Lee Miller, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Robert Mitchum, Roger Moore, Laurence Olivier, Al Pacino, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Ray Winstone.
Viewing Times for Public
Saturday 3 March 2007 – 11am – 3pm
Sunday 4 March 2007 – 11am-3pm
Monday 5 March 2007 – 9 – 7pm
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Press website – www.bonhams.com/press
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today, Bonhams is the third largest and fastest growing auction house in the world with a global network of offices and regional representatives providing sales advice and valuation services in 20 countries. It offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further 10 throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston in the USA; and Switzerland, Monaco, and Australia. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of more than 40 Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com . For other press releases, go to www.bonhams.com/press
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