February 2017 - European auction highlights
7 March, 2017
Artcurial’s Rétromobile sale on 10 February set eight new auction world records and realised a sale total of €35.6 million, with 78% of the lots sold. Star performer was the famous 1965 Dino Berlinetta Speciale – the first Dino prototype – which sold to a European collector in the room for €4,390,400 (estimate €4,000,000 – 8,000,000).
Sharing the limelight was a 1948 Ferrari 166 Spyder Corsa, with its unique 500 Testa Rossa-style bodywork designed by Scaglietti during 1955/56, which fetched €2,960,400.
Other big-ticket sales included a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV at €2,388,400 – an auction record for the model (estimate €2,200,000 – 2,600,000); a 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante at €2,331,200 (estimate €1,000,000 – 1,500,000); and a 1936 Talbot-Lago T150C at €1,610,480 – an auction record for the model (estimate €1,200,000 – 1,600,000).
Other strong results included a 1956 AC Ace Bristol at €321,840 – an auction record for the model (estimate €220,000 – 280,000); a barn find 1965 Citroën DS 19 cabriolet in need of complete restoration brought €101,320 (estimate €40,000 – 60,000); the ex-Sébastien Loeb 1988 Porsche 911 Turbo, showing 34,200km from new, made €262,240 (estimate €170,000 – 200,000); and a 1972 Alpine A110 Group 4, with period competition history, sold for €298,000 – an auction record for the model (estimate €125,000 – 175,000).
Heading the results at RM Sotheby’s Paris sale on 8 February was an ex- Scuderia Ferrari 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3, changing hands for €3,920,000 (estimate €3,800,000 – 5,000,000).
Significant sales among the Ferraris on offer included a 20,341-mile 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider at €2,156,000 (estimate €1,800,000 – 2,400,000); a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB at €1,932,000 (estimate €1,800,000 – 2,200,000); and a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II at €1,232,000 (estimate €980,000 – 1,200,000).
Low-production number ‘youngtimer’ Porsches continued to produce strong results and contributed towards RM’s sale total of €27.5 million; a 1988 Porsche 959 Sport, the 11th of 29, fetched €1,960,000 (estimate €1,500,000 – 2,000,000); a 1995 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet, one of just 14 built, sold for €1,344,000 (estimate €850,000 – 1,000,000); and a 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo S 3.6, one of only 17 examples produced, went for €901,600 (estimate €650,000 – 750,000).
Bonhams achieved sales for its top three cars at the Paris auction on 9 February; the ex-Works 1935 Aston Martin Ulster found a new home at €2,012,500 (estimate €1,600,000 – 1,800,000); a three-owner 1957 Bentley S1 Continental Drophead Coupe took €1,069,500 (estimate €1,000,000 – 1,500,000); and a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing sold for €1,016,666 (estimate €1,100,000 – 1,300,000).
Elsewhere, highlights included a 57,568-km 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo which made over double its lower estimate, selling for €241,500; a 1980 Ferrari 308 GTB Group 4 went for €186,666 (estimate €200,000 – 300,000); and a 1957 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT sold for €166,750 (estimate €130,000 – 150,000).
Classic car auction results and prices for: Ferrari | Lamborghini | Bugatti | Talbot-Lago | AC | Citroën | Porsche | Alpine | Alfa Romeo | Aston Martin | Bentley | Mercedes-Benz | Lancia
From leading auction houses: Artcurial | RM Sotheby’s | Bonhams
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