Charles de Temple designed the 18K bi-color gold openwork ring used to unite the cool couple. The message labored into the composition of the jewel says, ‘All of the Time within the World.’ A textured white gold background makes the bulbous yellow letters pop off the floor. Among the smaller phrases are horizontal. Total, the look of the piece feels as if it has been melted considerably by means of an intense motion scene.
The ‘All of the Time within the World’ marriage ceremony band designed by Charles de Temple for Diana Rigg to put on after she marries James Bond in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.’ Photograph Sotheby’s
The phrase ‘All of the Time within the World’ recurs all through the film and is the title of the theme tune carried out by the good Louis Armstrong. On the finish of the movie—spoiler alert—Bond’s bride is killed by assassins and he reads the phrases on the ring as he cradles her in his arms.
De Temple made two of the ‘All of the Time within the World’ rings for the manufacturing. When, Sotheby’s bought one of many two in 2019 all the thrill of a Bond film premiere surrounded the occasion and drove up the worth. The heated bidding leapt from the pre-sale estimate of £6,000-£8,000 (roughly $8,074-$10,765) to a whopping £52,500 (roughly $69,975).
In ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ starring James Bond (George Lazenby) slides the Charles de Temple marriage ceremony band the finger of his bride Tracy Draco (Diana Rigg).
Now Sotheby’s in London is promoting the second ring from the movie within the Superb Jewels Public sale that opens on February 3 and closes February 10. The estimate is £15,000-£20,000 (roughly $20,185-$26,913). Likelihood is it should go for way more.
The person behind the design, Charles de Temple, was born in Mexico and realized his craft in Massachusetts. When he relocated to Swinging London his textured gold and gem-set work captured the spirit of the period. He rapidly turned one of many coveted names among the many trendy set of knickknack designers together with Andrew Grima, George Weil and John Donald.
On the 1964 premiere of Goldfinger Bond lady Honor Blackman wore a gold accent by Charles de Temple that lined her pinky finger. Photograph Getty
De Temple’s imaginative strategy made him simply the proper designer for Bond. On the 1964 premiere of Goldfinger, the actress Honor Blackman, who portrayed Pussy Galore, wore a de Temple 22K gold piece accented with a diamond that lined her pinky finger.
After the premiere of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and the debut of the ‘All of the Time within the World’ ring, de Temple created a limited-edition sequence of fifty designs that had been barely completely different than the 2 originals used within the film.
Watch the trailer for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service beneath. Whereas it doesn’t present the marriage ring, it does offer you a way of the movie’s model and a snippet of the Louis Armstrong theme tune.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – Official Trailer
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