October 2016 - US auction highlights
11 November, 2016
RM Sotheby’s two-day Hershey sale realised $11.58 million in total sales, with 90% of all lots sold. The catalogue cover car, a 1930 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton in single-family ownership for the past 54 years, found a new home at $2,090,000 (estimate $1,600,000 – 2,000,000).
Determined bidding for the unique 1932 Lincoln Model KB Boattail Speedster, designed in the ‘90s by the legendary General Motors stylist David Holls, ensured it blitzed its pre-sale estimate of $200,000 – 275,000, fetching $605,000.
Other highlights included a ‘garage-find’ 1957 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster, in single-family ownership since 1967, taking $341,000 (estimate $200,000 – 250,000); a 1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster at $880,000 (estimate $900,000 – 1,200,000); and a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster at $825,000 (estimate $900,000 – 1,100,000).
Top performers at Bonhams 3 October Philadelphia sale included a 1901 Locomobile ‘Locosurrey’, owned by the vendor since the late 1930s, which made $121,000 (estimate $50,000 – 60,000); a 1926 Packard Eight 243 7-Passenger Touring at $93,500 (estimate $70,000 – 90,000); a 1931 Lincoln Model K Convertible Coupe at $79,200 (estimate $90,000 – 110,000); and a 1930 Lincoln Model L at $72,600 (estimate $55,000 – 65,000).
Highlights among the post-war cars included a 30,626-mile 1987 Ferrari Testarossa at $85,800 (estimate $90,000 – 125,000); a 1954 Jaguar XK 120 SE Drophead Coupé at $62,700 (estimate $55,000 – 65,000); and a one-owner 1963 Volvo P1800 at $23,100 (estimate $8,000 – 12,000).