Sale 8120
London, South Kensington
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17 September 1998
Price realised
GBP 2,530
Estimate
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, 1977 A SCALE MODEL OF STROMBERG'S SECRET SUBMARINE BASE BUILT WITHIN THE 007 STAGE BUILDING - A SIMULATED CORREGATED CLAD BUILDING WITH NO EXTERIOR LIGHT SOURCES, CONTAINING THREE WATERLINE MODEL SUBMARINES, ONE WITH PENNANT NO. 593., ANOTHER WITH A RED STAR ON THE SAIL AND ALL WITH SIMPLE EXTERNAL DETAILING, TWO MOORED AGAINST QUAYS WITH OVERHEAD GANTRIES AND WALKWAYS, WITH MONORAIL AND CAR, OVERHEAD SPHERICAL CAMERA, GLOBE AND OTHER DETAILS, FINISHED IN APPROPRIATE COLOURS, IN A GLAZED CASE, OVERALL MEASUREMENTS -- 54¾X24½IN. (139.5CM.X62.3CM.); AND A PRINTED REPRODUCTION OF A SCALE DRAWING OF THE 007 STAGE SET FOR STROMBERG'S SUBMARINE BASE, DATED DECEMBER 5TH, 1976 -- 11.3/8X15¼IN. (28.9X38.7CM.) FRAMED (2)
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THE EXTENT AND ACCURACY OF THE DETAILS ON THIS MODEL SUGGEST THAT IT WAS MADE POST PRODUCTION.
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