EXHIBIT 5.1

                                 BRYAN CAVE LLP
                                 245 Park Avenue
                             New York, NY 10167-0034
                                 (212) 692-1800
                            Facsimile: (212) 692-1900

                                    March 13, 2001

Board of Directors
Ikon Ventures, Inc.
Suite 305, Collier House
163/169 Brompton Road
London SW3 1PY
England

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  This refers to the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities  Act") of Ikon Ventures,
Inc. (the  "Company")  relating to 5,000,000  shares of common stock,  $.001 par
value (the  "Shares")  to be  offered  in  accordance  with the  Company's  2001
Employee Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan").

                  We have examined originals or copies,  certified or otherwise,
identified  to  our  satisfaction,   of  such  documents,   corporate   records,
certificates of public  officials and other  instruments as we deemed  necessary
for  the  purposes  of  the  opinion  expressed  herein.  We  have  assumed  the
genuineness of all signatures on all documents  examined by us, the authenticity
of all documents  submitted to us as originals,  and the conformity to authentic
originals of all documents  submitted to us as certified or photostatic  copies.
We have also  assumed  the due  authorization,  execution  and  delivery  of all
documents.

                  On the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that when
the Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act,
and the Shares have been issued in accordance  with the terms of the Plan,  then
the Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

                 We consent  to the filing of this  opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration  Statement.  In giving this consent, we hereby disclaim that we are
experts  within the  meaning of Section 11 of the  Securities  Act or within the
category of persons  whose  consent is  required by Section 7 of the  Securities
Act.

                                               Very truly yours,



                                                BRYAN CAVE LLP