https://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/sothebys-pages/blogs/sothebys-at-large/2018/03/sellingbond_recirc1.jpg As Kingsley Amis wrote in 1965, “We don’t want to have Bond to dinner… We want to be Bond.” James Bond, the world’s ultimate lover/spy, has thrilled millions with the exciting trinity of cinematic “martinis, girls and guns”. No matter what his current incarnation, Bond, like the Doctor in Doctor Who, can be played by a canny Scot, a suave Irishman or even an athletic Australian but he will always be James Bond. And that character shines immediately and vividly through the film’s posters. According to Meg Simmonds, James Bond archivist at EON, the production company that produces the movies, visual design for Bond is key, “The design process starts very early and continues throughout the film-making process to the very end. For Bond films – I’d say the average time it takes is about one year.” It’s the visual imagery of Bond’s fantasy formula that keeps us wanting more. 'D...