Maurice Binder Auction

By MI6 Staff

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The estate of the late Maurice Binder auctioned a lot of his James Bond materials today at the Hollywood event at Heritage Auctions. Some of the treasures included original storyboards for the film title sequences and trailers, hand-drawn storyboards, photographs from behind the scenes (including many nude shots of the female models), and scripts.

Headlining the lots were Binder's storyboards for the 'Dr. No' title sequence that first introduced the world to the cinematic James Bond. Everyone expected it to fetch a princely sum, but few predicted the boards would sell for over $100,000! Collectors were surely left disappointed as the same bidder took home every lot (except the merchandise and one shooting script). Who was the mysterious 'Bidder 7170' that spent over $500,000? Winners are kept anonymous so it is left to speculation. Could it have been Danjaq securing the original materials?

Results
$106,250 - Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for Dr. No
$62,500 - Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for You Only Live Twice
$3,875 - Collection of Original Photographs (21) of Bond Girls and Villains from the Sean Connery Era
$9,375 - Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for On Her Majesty's Secret Service
$45,000 - Original Yves Thos French Petit Poster and Motion Picture Soundtrack Artwork for On Her Majesty's Secret Service
$10,000 - Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for Diamonds are Forever
$62,500 - Fergus Hall Tarot Card (8) Art and Proofs from Live and Let Die
$22,500 - Maurice Binder Original Teaser Trailer Storyboard Sequence Artwork for Live and Let Die
$30,000 - Collection of (50+) Nude Photography from Various James Bond Opening Credits
$25,000 - Maurice Binder Original Title Artwork for The Man with the Golden Gun
$2,750 - Maurice Binder Final Shooting Script for The Spy Who Loved Me
$2,000 - Maurice Binder Crew Gifts (4) from James Bond (Circa 1980)
$45,000 - Collection of (70+) Photos of James Bond Title Designer Maurice Binder with Cast and Crew
$32,500 - Maurice Binder Original Storyboard Title Sequence Artwork for For Your Eyes Only
$27,500 - Maurice Binder Original Teaser Trailer Storyboard Sequence Artwork for A View to a Kill
$27,500 - Opening Credits (50+) Storyboard Pages for A View to a Kill
$15,000 - Maurice Binder Script for A View to a Kill