November 2015 - European auction highlights
22 December, 2015
Artcurial posted a sale total of €7.2 million, with over 80% of the lots selling, at their ‘Automobiles sur les Champs’ sale in Paris on 1 November. Leading the results was a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL which sold for €849,900 (estimate €800,000 – 1,000,000) and a 1963 Aston Martin DB4 made €548,300 (estimate €480,000 – 550,000).
Three iconic BMWs went under the hammer; a 1973 3.0 CSL Group 2, prepared in period by Heidegger, fetched €250,300 (estimate €220,000 – 260,000); a 1992 M3 Sport Evolution sold for €89,400 (estimate €75,000 – 125,000); and a 27,000-km Z8 set a new world auction record when it changed hands for €280,700 (€150,000 – 200,000).
Elsewhere, strong results also included; a 1970 Aston Martin DBS Vantage at €200,256 (estimate €120,000 – 160,000); a 1976 Mercedes-Benz 350 SE Estate, one of 15 examples built by Crayford, sold for €42,912 (estimate €18,000 – 24,000); a 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 took €302,800 (estimate €200,000 – 250,000); and 1987 Ferrari 412 fetched €59,600 (estimate €20,000 – 30,000).
A 1961 Porsche 356 Roadster topped the results at Osenat’s 8 November sale, achieving €157,000 against a pre-sale estimate of €150,000 – 180,000. Other notable highlights included a 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 which made €85,000 (estimate €80,000 – 120,000), a 1973 Alpine A110 1600SC took €67,000 (estimate €65,000 – 75,000) and a 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1.5 Roadster sold for €85,000 (estimate €80,000 – 100,000).
Automobilia Auktion Ladenburg’s 10-lot Porsche sale saw a 1993 911 Turbo Prototype achieve the top price, making €365,000 (estimate €300,000 – 400,000). A 1970 911 ST Replica Tour de France sold for €251,000 (estimate €220,000 – 300,000) and a 1989 911 Turbo Cabriolet changed hands for €150,000 (estimate €125,000 – 160,000).
Star attraction at Auctionata’s 24 November sale was a 21,927-km 1989 Ferrari Testarossa which sold for €115,000 against a pre-sale estimate of €130,000 – 140,000. Elsewhere a 1970 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior Zagato fetched €39,100 (estimate €40,000 – 45,000) and a 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible realised €32,200 (estimate €38,000 – 42,000).