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Xenia Onatopp’s Ferrari Plates and Statue Head (GoldenEye, Prop Store Lot 1341)

Number plates from Xenia Onatopp’s Ferrari, with a fibreglass statue head and production paperwork from GoldenEye. Prop Store sold the lot against an estimate of £2,000 to £4,000.

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This lot gathers number plates from Xenia Onatopp’s Ferrari, a statue head, newspapers and other production material from GoldenEye (1995). Prop Store offered it as lot 1341 in its London 2024 live auction, with an estimate of £2,000 to £4,000.

In the film

In the opening, Pierce Brosnan‘s Bond pursues Onatopp in her Ferrari on the mountain roads above Monaco. Later, in St Petersburg, a statue of a knight lands on two Russian police cars during another chase.

The pieces

The plates and statue. The number plates are aluminium. The statue head is fibreglass and measures about 25 x 37.5 x 51.5cm.

The newspapers. Two papers were made for the production. Prop Store says they are not obviously seen on screen.

The rest of the lot. 23 on-set Polaroids, two call sheets, a printed storyboard of the police chase in a metal frame, and a promotional brochure for the film.

Owning it now

Prop Store’s archived lot page shows the lot as sold on 18 November 2024, with the price shown only to registered users. Our link goes to the archived lot page. The car itself is on our Ferrari F355 GTS page, and Janssen’s finale costume is on our Xenia Onatopp helicopter costume page.

Specifications

Item Xenia Onatopp Ferrari plates, statue head and ephemera, GoldenEye (1995)
Plates Aluminium Ferrari number plates
Statue head Fibreglass, about 25 x 37.5 x 51.5cm
Also included Two production newspapers (not obviously on screen), 23 Polaroids, two call sheets, framed storyboard, brochure
Auction Prop Store, London 2024, lot 1341
Estimate £2,000 to £4,000
Stock 177531

Questions

Which car do the GoldenEye number plates come from?

Prop Store describes them as Xenia Onatopp’s Ferrari number plates, from the opening chase above Monaco.

Does the statue head appear in GoldenEye?

Prop Store ties it to the St Petersburg chase, in which a statue of a knight lands on two police cars.

Are Xenia Onatopp’s Ferrari plates for sale?

Not at present. Prop Store sold the lot against an estimate of £2,000 to £4,000.

Sources: Prop Store, Xenia Onatopp’s (Famke Janssen) Ferrari Number Plates, Statue Head, Newspapers, and Production Ephemera, GoldenEye, London 2024, lot 1341.

More from the film is on our GoldenEye page and in our vehicles collection.