Krystyna Skarbek Prince's Gate, Kensington, London. In May 2017, a bronze bust, by Ian Wolter, was unveiled at the Polish Hearth Club ("Ognisko Polskie") in Kensington, London. It has been said that Ian Fleming, in his first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale" (1953), modelled Vesper Lynd on her. According to William F. Nolan, Fleming also based Tatiana Romanova, in his 1957 novel "From Russia, with Love", on Skarbek. Skarbek biographer Clare Mulley, however, wrote that, "if Christine was immortalized as the carelessly beautiful double agent Vesper Lynd, Fleming is more likely to have been inspired by the stories he heard than the
Sophie Harley necklace was worn by the character Vesper Lynd (played by Eva Green) and kept by Bond after her death. In 2013 Sophie Harley won 'UK Jewellery Designer of the Year'. Clients include:Kate Beckinsale, Naomi Campbell, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Jerry Hall, and Joss Stone. Sophie Harley Sophie Harley is a British jewellery designer. She is known for designs incorporating charms and a mixture of silver, gold and precious stones. She obtained an MA in 'goldsmithing and jewellery design' from London's Royal College of Art in 1989. In 2002 Harley was commissioned by DeBeers to create a brooch to be awarded