Auctioneers in Los Angeles hope someone has a goldfinger and is ready to to spend big money on the iconic bikini featured in the James Bond movie “Dr. No.” The famous bikini was worn by Ursula Andress as she portrayed bond girl, Honey Ryder in the classic 1962 spy film.
The Profiles in History auction house estimates the two-piece swimsuit, could sell for up to $500,000, according to Reuters. The auction house describes the movie prop as “the world’s most famous bikini.”
“It’s one of the most memorable scenes in the entire Bond franchise,” the auction house’s head of acquisitions, Brian Chanes, said, according to Reuters. “It helped bikinis become more mainstream and it started the whole Bond girl phenomenon.”
Bidding for the item is set to take place Nov. 12-13. The swimsuit was previously purchased in 2001 at a London auction, with Andress herself putting the item up for sale.
“Dr. No” is the first movie in the long-running Bond franchise and stars Sean Connery as agent 007. It was announced last week that the upcoming 25th installment, “No Time to Die,” changed release dates from this November to April 2, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Other Bond-related items that Profiles in History will soon put up for bidding include the villainous Ernst Blofeld’s jacket from the 1971 movie “Diamonds are Forever” and Bond’s pajamas featured in “Live and Let Die,” which saw Roger Moore play 007.
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