DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, 1971

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DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, 1971
A DISPLAY CASE CONTAINING FIFTEEN GLASS MODELS OF FAMOUS CUT DIAMONDS, EACH LABELLED WITH NAME AND CARAT DETAILS INCLUDING:
THE SHAH, 89 CARATS
PASHA OF EGYPT, 40 CARATS
ORLOFF, 200 CARATS
PIGGOT, 49 CARATS
EUREKA, 10.73 CARATS
SANCY, 55 CARATS
FLORENTINE, 137 CARATS
GRAND-MOGUL, 280 CARATS
KOHINOOR (OLDCUT), 186 CARATS
NASSAK, 81 CARATS
BLUE DIAMOND (HOPE), 45 CARATS
KOHINOOR (NEWCUT), 109 CARATS
JUBILEE, 245 CARATS
REGENT, 141 CARATS
SOUTH-STAR, 129 CARATS
- THE BLACK CLOTH-COVERED CASE LINED IN BLACK VELVET AND CREAM SATIN, WITH HINGED LID TITLED IN GILT HISTORICAL DIAMONDS, THE BASE MARKED WITH A HAND-WRITTEN ADHESIVE LABEL SET NO.6, THE CASE -- 8¼X11¼IN. (21X28.6CM.) -- MADE FOR THE 1971, UNITED ARTISTS/EON FILM DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER; AND CORRESPONDING STILL

出版

BENSON, RAYMOND THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, LONDON: BOXTREE, 1988, P.200-206

拍品专文

IN THE OPENING SEQUENCE OF THE 1971 FILM DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, M [BERNARD LEE] DISCUSSES FAMOUS DIAMONDS WITH BOND [CONNERY] IN A SCENE SET IN THE 'DIAMOND HOUSE'. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE SET THE TWO CHARACTERS FOCUS ON IN THE FILM, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS SEQUENCE WHERE BOND AND M WALK ALONG THE 'DIAMOND HOUSE' CORRIDOR, PASSING SEVERAL CASES OF DIAMONDS ON THEIR WAY.

IN THE FILM, A LASER-EQUIPPED SATELLITE IS CREATED BY SPECTRE TO BE USED TO BLACKMAIL MAJOR GOVERNMENT POWERS. THE LASER GUN IS POWERED BY DIAMONDS WHICH HAVE BEEN SMUGGLED FROM A BRITISH-OWNED SOUTH AFRICAN MINE. THE BRITISH ARE AWARE THAT THE DIAMONDS ARE BEING SMUGGLED BUT CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVEN'T APPEARED ON THE BLACK MARKET. IT IS JAMES BOND'S MISSION TO INFILTRATE THE SMUGGLING PIPELINE AND FIND OUT WHO'S BEHIND IT.