Claire Tole-Moir
Head of Department
The BAFTA Collection
Lot 13
Poirot: A collection of memorabilia from David Suchet for his role as 'Hercule Poirot', ITV Studios, circa 2012, 7
13 October 2020, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,805 inc. premium
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Poirot: A collection of memorabilia from David Suchet for his role as 'Hercule Poirot',
ITV Studios, circa 2012,
comprising; a signed script for Agatha Christie's Poirot - Curtain: Poirot's Last Case dated 1st November 2012, and signed by David Suchet in black ink to the first page; an 8 1/4in x 11 3/4in colour photograph of Poirot signed by Suchet; a handkerchief embroidered 'HP'; a stiff wing collar; a navy blue bow tie; a fake moustache, as worn by Suchet for his role as 'Poirot'; and an embroidered piece of fan art, accompanied by letters of provenance, (7)
comprising; a signed script for Agatha Christie's Poirot - Curtain: Poirot's Last Case dated 1st November 2012, and signed by David Suchet in black ink to the first page; an 8 1/4in x 11 3/4in colour photograph of Poirot signed by Suchet; a handkerchief embroidered 'HP'; a stiff wing collar; a navy blue bow tie; a fake moustache, as worn by Suchet for his role as 'Poirot'; and an embroidered piece of fan art, accompanied by letters of provenance, (7)
Footnotes
David Suchet stars as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional 'Hercule Poirot'. At the programme's conclusion, which finished with Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (based on the 1975 novel 'Curtain', the final Poirot novel), every major literary work by Christie that featured the title character had been adapted for the screen.
Provenance:
Kindly donated by David Suchet CBE to BAFTA for this sale, proceeds of which will go towards the Illuminating BAFTA campaign, expanding BAFTA's learning and new talent programme.