location information
Established in 1744, Sotherby's is the oldest firm of fine antiques. Intially only auctioning rare books, the variety of sales has expanded greatly, including new branches worldwide.
Many famous, pricless and rare items have been sold at Sotherby's. Perhaps the most stunning of all being an auction in 1987 for the sale of the jewels of the Duchess of Windsor. In an intensely competitive environment, bids via satellite from New York vied with bids from a celebrity audience and from phone buyers around the world raising over $50,000,000.
bond connections
It is during Octopussy that Bond plays with Kamal Khan by bumping up the price of a rare Fabergé Egg. After spotting Khan as the buyer of the egg, Bond proceeds to increase the price of the egg higher and higher, much to the dismay of Jim Fanning, an antiques expert introduced by M earlier in the film. Under a guise of studying the egg, Bond cleverly switches the egg with a fake.
location directions
Exit right from the Bond Street tube station into Oxford Street then right into New Bond Street. Sotherby's is a short walk down on the left. §
