Lot 1274 - Hand-drawn Syd Cain Taffy Gun and Weapon Designs

Sold Stock #162399 | Sold Dec 13 2023

JAMES BOND: GOLDENEYE (1995)

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Lot #1274 - Hand-drawn Syd Cain Taffy Gun and Weapon Designs

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Five sets of hand-drawn Syd Cain designs from the production of Martin Campbell's Bond film GoldenEye. Eminent art director and production designer Cain worked on many Bond films, including Dr. No and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and he is credited as a storyboard artist on GoldenEye. Cain also worked with Alfred Hitchcock as production designer on Frenzy. These sketches originally came from Cain's personal archives.

The first set features different designs for utility vests and the "Taffy Gun", a concept weapon creation of Q's (Desmond Llewelyn). One of the taffy guns is depicted firing at a soldier with its flames painted yellow and black. The second set features various designs for a rocket launcher, and the third set features designs for other devices in the film. The final two sets are smaller, and each depicts a Russian rocket launcher. All the designs are hand-drawn, cut out and adhered to panels of black cardboard. The three larger sets of designs are marked with Cain's name, a reference number and annotations relevant to the specific design. Dimensions (largest sketch): 42.5 cm x 30 cm (16 3/4" x 11 3/4")

Estimate: £1,000 - 2,000 Ω

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Size

Item size: 16.73" × 11.77" × 0.08" (42.5cm × 29.9cm × 0.2cm)

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