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 Herve Villechaize worn Bowler, order no. prop179a

Original Screen Used Prop, -

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ONE OF THE GREATEST JAMES BOND WARDROBE PIECES YOU CAN GET! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL "NICK NACK'S" DERBY HAT FROM THE JAMES BOND MOVIE THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. NICK NACK WAS OF COURSE PLAYED BY HERVE VILLECHAIZE. THERE IS A BIT OF TABLE TO GO WITH IT: THIS IS NOT EXACT THE SAME DERBY HAT THAT HE WORE IN THE MOVIE, THAT ONE WAS STOLEN BY A FAN RIGHT OFF HIS HEAD AT THE MOVIE'S PREMIERE (HOW RUDE!). THE STUDIO THEN HAD THIS DERBY HAT MADE FOR HERVE TO WEAR ON THE PRESS JUNKETS AND TO WEAR TO PROMOTE THE FILM WHILE APPEARING ON TV TALK SHOWS AND SO ON. ALSO IT IS THE HAT FROM ALL THE PRESS STILLS (LIKE PICTURED HERE!). THE STUDIO RETAINED OWNERSHIP OF THIS DERBY HAT AS IT DID HIS WARDROBE FROM THE MOVIE. IN 1989 HERVE WENT TO THE WESTERN COSTUME COMPANY AND BOUGHT THIS DERBY HAT BACK, ALONG WITH HIS TUXEDO AND ACCESSOIRIES. SO ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE EXACT DERBY HAT HE WORE IN THE MAKING OF THE FILM ITSELF, THIS IS THE HAT HE WORE TO DO ALL PUBLICITY AND STILLS AND PROMOTION FOR "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN.". WE HAVE ALSO THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT FROM THE WESTERN COSTUME COMPANY, SIGNED BY HERVE VILLECHAIZE WHEN HE BOUGHT BACK HIS ORIGINAL WARDROBE AND THIS DERBY HAT. WHAT A PROVENANCE!!!!! BUT IT EVEN COMES BETTER: HE BOUHT THE HAT AND THE WARDROBE BACK, BY THE WAY, TO WEAR IT ONCE MORE TO A PARTY HONORING CUBBY BROCCOLI. HERVE USED TO KEEP THIS DERBY HAT IN A SHOPPING BAG ON THE TOP SHELF OF THE BEDROOM CLOSET, AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BAG HE WROTE "007 DERBY" AND DREW A PICTURE OF THE HAT. THIS BAG IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LOT. ALSO THIS HAT COMES FROM THE MOST PERFECT SOURCE: WE GOT THIS DERBY HAT DIRECTLY FROM HIS LAST GIRLFRIEND KATHY S. WHO LIVED WITH HIM THE LAST 4 YEARS OF HIS LIFE AND LOVED HIM VERY MUCH. SHE SOLD THESE ITEMS NOW DIRECLTY TO US. THE HAT COMES ALSO WITH 2 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF HERVE WEARING THIS HAT ON THE PRESS STILLS. THESE STILLS ALSO FORMERLY BELONGED TO HIM, AS THEY ARE FROM HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY MAJOR PIECE FROM JAMES BOND HISTORY! AND YOU WON'T FIND MANY PROPS WITH SUCH A PERFECT PROVENANCE AND FULLY TRACKABLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THE HAT COMES ALSO WITH WITH A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY STATING ALL THESE INFORMATIONS FROM HIS GIRLFRIEND KATHY S.HERSELF!

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