June 2021 - European auction previews
10 June, 2021
Big-ticket sales return to Europe in June, kicking off with RM Sotheby’s Milan auction on the 15th. Heading the catalogue is a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB originally owned by Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda, with a guide of €2,000,000 – 2,500,000. Chassis 08641 comes with Ferrari Classiche certification following a recently completed restoration which returned the car to its original colour scheme of Azzuro over Nero.
Other significant entries include a Ferrari 550 GT1 that competed in the 2001 FIA GT Championship and is now on-the-button following a recent engine and gearbox rebuild (estimate €1,800,000 – 2,200,000); a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in single-family ownership since 1976 (estimate €900,000 – 1,100,000); and a 1980 Lancia Rally SE 037 Prototype, restored by the car’s chief engineer Sergio Limone after its works duties came to an end in 1983 (estimate €700,000 – 900,000).
[ RM Sotheby’s Milan Sale – auction catalogue here ]
RM Sotheby’s moves on to Liechtenstein four days later where a single-owner collection of 25 Rolls-Royces and Bentleys are set to go under the hammer. Star of the show is a one-off streamlined 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Special Brougham by Brewster with known provenance from new, estimated to fetch CHF1,300,000 – 1,750,000.
[ RM Sotheby’s Passion for Elegance Sale – auction catalogue here ]
The Bonmont Golf & Country Club once again plays host to Bonhams’ annual Swiss sale on 20 June, with a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L topping the roster. Chassis 5187 was delivered new to the US finished in Avorio (Ivory) over Nero, subsequently undergoing a number of colour changes over the intervening years, with a full restoration carried out in Germany during the late 1990s/early 2000s (estimate CHF1,350,000 – 1,950,000).
Highlights among the modern machinery crossing the block include a two-owner 2014 McLaren P1 with 8,900km (estimate CHF1,200,000 – 1,500,000); a 2000 Lamborghini Diablo GTR that won the 2001 Supertrophy series (estimate CHF 800,000 – 1,000,000); and a two-owner 1983 Renault 5 Turbo showing some 58,485km (estimate CHF90,000 – 110,000).
[ Bonhams Bonmont Sale – auction catalogue here ]
Notable cars from the Hervé Charbonneaux Collection consigned for Aguttes’ 20 June sale include a 1958 AC Ace Bristol, presented in an original unrestored condition, with period race history in North America and 27,899 miles (estimate €400,000 – 500,000), and an ex-Works 1962 Austin Mini Cooper S which competed in the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally (estimate €80,000 – 120,000).
The sale also features a 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Cabriolet with elegant coachwork by Fernandez & Darrin (estimate €120,000 – 180,000); a 1971 Alpine A110 1600 S that received a cosmetic restoration in 2019 (estimate €100,000 – 120,000); and a two-owner 1991 BMW Z1 with 32,500km (estimate €40,000 – 60,000).
[ Aguttes Summer Sale – auction catalogue here ]
Classic car auction price estimates for: Ferrari | Porsche | Mercedes-Benz | Lancia | Rolls-Royce | McLaren | Lamborghini | Renault | AC | Austin | Mini | Alpine | BMW
From leading auction houses: RM Sotheby’s | Bonhams | Aguttes
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