James Bond autogyro cockpit cover among 007 film memorabilia up for auction

A instrumentality from an autogyro cockpit that was utilized successful James Bond movie You Only Live Twice has been enactment up for auction with an estimation of £150,000 to £300,000 successful a merchantability including different 007 memorabilia.

The sticker-decorated nacelle cockpit, dubbed Little Nellie, was utilized successful the Lewis Gilbert-directed 1967 Bond movie starring Sir Sean Connery arsenic 007 tried to find the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld’s (Donald Pleasence) volcano basal and sprout down his henchmen.

Scottish histrion Sir Sean sat successful the cockpit during the scenes of aboriginal instrumentality disconnected featuring Q (Desmond Llewelyn), but the level was really piloted by helping commander, autogyro proponent and stuntman Ken Wallis.

Autogyros look akin to helicopters but usage unpowered autorotation to get disconnected the ground.

Former Wellington bomber aviator Wallis, who died aged 97 successful 2013, would regularly execute stunt events and aerial shows, and achieved assorted records by flying the machines.

The nacelle, which is being sold during Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, is decorated with stickers from events Wallis attended, and contains an  inscription saying: “This is the archetypal ‘Little Nellie’ cockpit, arsenic flown by me. Ken Wallis 007!”

Also up for auction is the hand-painted poster creation from 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever, besides fronted by Sir Sean.

Illustrated by Robert McGinnis, it has an estimation of betwixt £150,000 and £300,000, and features Sir Sean holding a weapon alongside 2 women.

A James Bond licence plate, Daniel Craig’s Skyfall suit, Ana de Armas’s formal and sandals from 2021’s No Time To Die, a ticker from 2015’s Spectre, Pierce Brosnan’s pistol suppressor from 1995’s Goldeneye, and assorted posters are besides being auctioned.

Another item of the merchantability is the Q-Boat driven by Irish histrion Brosnan during the opening pursuit scenes on the River Thames successful 1999’s The World Is Not Enough, directed by Michael Apted.

With an estimation of £15,000 to £30,000, it was 1 of 3 boats made for the movie that are functional, and was made for the pre-title sequence.

The merchantability takes spot from November 14 to 17.