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  • Hit the Road Marilyn

    Hit the Road Marilyn

    Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 Ford Thunderbird to be auctioned

     

    A 1956 Ford Thunderbird gifted as a Christmas present to Marilyn Monroe in 1955 by her business partner, the photographer Milton Greene, is to be auctioned in November.

     

    The raven black roadster bodied automatic – dubbed a “personal luxury car” by Ford – comes with numerous documents  and of it, the current owner comments:

     

    “I found the vehicle in lovely show condition. Nevertheless, the car has received a frame-off restoration to its exact original appearance by Prestige Thunderbird, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA. Prestige is the premier west coast firm specializing only in classic 1955, 1956, and 1957 Ford Thunderbirds. In recognition of the car’s important provenance, special heed was given to the retention of original parts, with most driver and passenger touch surfaces left undisturbed.”

     

    “Finding this car, a classic two-seater model, after 56 plus years of its unknown whereabouts, was a singular event. No other car has been located and documented as owned by the incomparable Marilyn Monroe.”

     

    Speaking of the 225 horsepower, V8 engined vehicle, Amy Greene, wife of Milton Greene, remarked:

     

    “Marilyn liked to drive. We’d take the convertible and with the top down, we’d go sailing along the highway. We both liked to feel the wind in our faces and the warmth of the heater on our legs.”

     

    Kept and driven by the icon for six years, Monroe and her playwright husband Arthur Miller drove the Thunderbird to their civil wedding ceremony on 28th June 1956 and likely also to their private wedding on 30th June 1956. The vehicle was subsequently ‘regifted’ t to John Strasberg, the son the director and acting coach Lee Strasberg, as an 18th birthday present in 1962. It comes with a black canvas convertible top, a porthole windowed hardtop and has 30,399 miles on the odometer following an engine rebuild.

     

    Darren Julien, president of Julien’s – the firm conducting the sale – added:

     

    “Once in a while something comes along that has a powerful magic about it, a charisma, because of everything and everyone associated with it. This wonderful Ford Thunderbird is not only part of automotive history but comes with an aura of glamour, romance and tragedy of a true Hollywood legend. It will make the centrepiece of any classic car collection and be an object of fascination to millions.”

     

    Julien’s Auctions will offer the car at their ‘Icons and Idols: Hollywood’ on 17th November in Los Angeles, California. They have set an estimate of £230,000 to £384,000 ($300,000 to $500,000, €262,000 to €436,000 or درهم1.1 million to درهم1.8 million).

     

    2018 photos: Courtesy of Julien’s Auctions.

     

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  • A Bit Of An Enigma

    A Bit Of An Enigma

    Bonhams to auction two Enigma machines at their science and technology sale for six figure sums

    Tomorrow in Knightsbridge, Bonhams will auction two Heinsoeth Und Rinke enigma enciphering machines at a sale of instruments of science and technology.

     

    A Bit Of An Enigma – Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London to auction two Enigma machines at their science and technology sale for six figure sums. The respective reserves for the machines are £150,000 to £200,000 ($197,000 to $263,000, €169,000 to €225,000 or درهم724,000 to درهم965,000) and £100,000 to £150,000 ($131,000 to $197,000,

    Produced in Germany in 1941 and 1943, the two devices offered feature QWERTY keyboards and are housed in oak cases. They were patented by Dr Arthur Scherbius in 1918 and utilised interchangeable rotors that scrambled plain-text messages to produce a cipher text message. These were then sent by Morse code to a receiving party with an Engima set up in the same configuration as the sending Enigma.

     

    Extremely rare because most were thrown into lakes and rivers as the Germans retreated at the end of the war, around 40 examples exist in museums around the world. The ability of such people as Alan Turing to crack their codes is credited with shortening the conflict by two years.

     

    The respective reserves for the machines are £150,000 to £200,000 ($197,000 to $263,000, €169,000 to €225,000 or درهم724,000 to درهم965,000) and £100,000 to £150,000 ($131,000 to $197,000, €112,000 to €169,000 or درهم482,000 to درهم724,000).

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  • Rule, Britannia!

    Rule, Britannia!

    “Famously haunted” Chelsea townhouse once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry for sale

     

    A Grade II* listed Georgian house on Kings Road in Chelsea, London that has gone on sale comes with links to not only the composer Thomas Arne (1710 – 1778) but also the Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry, GBE (1847 – 1928).

     

    Spread over five floors and extending to 3,179 square foot, the renovated Georgian property provides 3 reception rooms, a vast dining kitchen created out of a former artists’ studio space, 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. It has a garden to the front and a courtyard also.

     

    Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry.
    Dame Ellen Terry and Thomas Arne

     

    Though only briefly home to Thomas Arne – a Roman Catholic and Freemason best known for both Rule, Britannia! and A-Hunting We Will Go – in 1771, actress Dame Ellen Terry lived in 215 Kings Road from 1904 to 1920. It is reported that her possessions there were sold off in 1921 as part of “an attempt to fend off bankruptcy” and of it, a newspaper article titled ‘The Ghosts of Ellen Terry’ reported:

     

    “Surely civilisation was never responsible for the invention of the auction sale. It is such a heartless proceeding. Even a barbarian chief, waving a fierce spear, could not look more relentless than the auctioneer with the dull thud of his cruel little hammer. And surely no barbaric women with palm-leaves and fuzzed hair ever wore harder expressions than the crowd of modern sisters gathered yesterday in Ellen Terry’s old home in Chelsea, as they watched the exquisite china and other mementos of a great artist whisked off by sharp bidders for ridiculously small sums.”

     

    Knight Frank seek £6.45 million ($8.30 million, €7.15 million or درهم30.47 million) for the now “famously haunted” freehold house.

     

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     Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry. Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry. Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry.Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry.Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry.Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry. Rule, Britannia! £6.45 million for 215 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5EH, United Kingdom – For sale with Knight Frank and once home to ‘Rule, Britannia!’ and ‘A-Hunting We Will Go’ composer Thomas Arne and later Shakespearean actress Dame Ellen Terry.

  • A Chummy Tourer

    A Chummy Tourer

    Dinky 1925 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’ Tourer to be sold at Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale for less than it cost to buy and restore

     

    A delightful little 1925 Austin Seven – known rather endearingly as a ‘Chummy’ Tourer – is to be sold at the Bonhams Beaulieu sale in Hampshire on 1st September.

     

    Produced between 1923 and 1939, Austin Sevens were a huge success because they were “simply constructed, economical and easily maintained by the home mechanic.” They “brought motoring within the financial reach of the man in the street” and by the time production ceased, over 290,000 had been made.

     

    The canary yellow car to be offered was purchased by the current owner in 2013 and restored between 2015 and 2017 at an additional cost of £20,000 ($25,700, €22,100 or درهم94,300). It features  a rebuilt engine, gearbox, front and rear axels, steering and brakes and has been driven just 400 miles since recommissioning.

     

    An estimate of £19,000 to £25,000 ($24,400 to $32,100, €21,000 to €27,600 or درهم89,600 to درهم117,900) has been set for this little beauty. What better way could one think to take to the open road?

     

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    A Chummy Tourer – Dinky 1925 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’ Tourer to be sold at Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale for less than it cost to buy and restore on 1st September 2018 – Estimate of £19,000 to £25,000 ($24,400 to $32,100, €21,000 to €27,600 or درهم89,600 to درهم117,900). A Chummy Tourer – Dinky 1925 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’ Tourer to be sold at Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale for less than it cost to buy and restore on 1st September 2018 – Estimate of £19,000 to £25,000 ($24,400 to $32,100, €21,000 to €27,600 or درهم89,600 to درهم117,900). A Chummy Tourer – Dinky 1925 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’ Tourer to be sold at Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale for less than it cost to buy and restore on 1st September 2018 – Estimate of £19,000 to £25,000 ($24,400 to $32,100, €21,000 to €27,600 or درهم89,600 to درهم117,900). A Chummy Tourer – Dinky 1925 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’ Tourer to be sold at Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale for less than it cost to buy and restore on 1st September 2018 – Estimate of £19,000 to £25,000 ($24,400 to $32,100, €21,000 to €27,600 or درهم89,600 to درهم117,900).A Chummy Tourer – Dinky 1925 Austin Seven ‘Chummy’ Tourer to be sold at Bonhams’ Beaulieu sale for less than it cost to buy and restore on 1st September 2018 – Estimate of £19,000 to £25,000 ($24,400 to $32,100, €21,000 to €27,600 or درهم89,600 to درهم117,900).

  • A Low-Cost Limo

    A Low-Cost Limo

    Perfect car for Hillary Clinton to be auctioned for just £7,800 in Indiana; replica Cadillac One truly is worthy of the name ‘The Beast’

    Hillary Clinton could finally fulfill part of her power hungry ways if she headed to the RM Sotheby’s Auburn Fall sale later this month.

     

    Part of the Calumet Collection of rare cars in San Diego, California to be auctioned at the event is a 1999 Cadillac Deville Presidential-style state limousine by Superior Coach that is “fondly known as ‘The Beast.’” It provides “the most possible fun for your buck” and is “a veteran of numerous celebrations.”

     

    Featuring six doors and capable of seating eight passengers, the Tuxedo black with black leather interior “ultimate party wagon” comes with a hidden cocktail bar and entertainment centre. It has removable flag masts and wig-wag headlights and was built in the fashion of President Bill Clinton’s Cadillac One. The car has a total of 66,584 miles on the clock and has been used at functions including the Academy Awards.

    RM Sotheby’s will sell this true example of a limousine at no reserve and with an estimate of £7,800 to £11,700 ($10,000 to $15,000, €8,800 to €13,100 or درهم36,700 to درهم55,100) at their 30th August to the 2nd September auction.

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  • Craig’s Centenary

    Craig’s Centenary

    007 numbered Aston Martin owned by Daniel Craig to be sold for charity at auction

     

    A 2014 ‘Centenary Vanquish’ Aston Martin numbered 007 and owned by the actor Daniel Craig is to be sold at auction in New York in April.

     

    Offered to benefit The Opportunity Network, a non-profit which counts not only Daniel Craig on its board but also Rachel Weisz as well, the customised left-hand, automatic car has a top speed of 183 mph. It features an interior personally crafted by Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s creative officer, that was guided by “Daniel Craig’s preference of denim and dark colours.”

     

    Of selling the 6.0-litre V12 vehicle, Daniel Craig commented:

     

    “This Aston Martin Vanquish is a tour-de-force of automobile engineering and a distinct pleasure to drive. While I will miss it, I am keen to further the very important work of The Opportunity Network with its sale.”

     

    Christie’s will sell the left-hand drive, midnight blue with deep blue interior car on 20th April at their ‘Exceptional Sale’ and offer it with an estimate of £285,000 to £428,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €322,000 to €483,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million). As a bonus, the winning bidder will also get an opportunity to visit the Aston Martin headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England for a behind-the-scenes tour with Marek Reichman.

     

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  • Five of the Best – Bonhams’ Gentleman’s Library Sale

    Five of the Best – Bonhams’ Gentleman’s Library Sale

    Harry Houdini’s escape prop sack to be sold alongside all manner of other unusual items on Valentine’s Day

     

    On 14th February, Bonhams will hold their ‘Gentleman’s Library Sale’ in Knightsbridge, London. Amongst the circa five hundred items to be offered are all manner of unusual items and here we choose five of the best:

     

    Harry Houdini’s escape prop sack – £1,500 to £2,000

    ($2,100 to $2,800, €1,700 to €2,300 or درهم‎‎7,800 to درهم‎‎10,400; pictured above)

    This green, oversized canvas sack was used by Harry Houdini (1874 – 1926) as a prop for tricks. It dates to around 1915 and comes with a poster for his ‘Metamorphosis’ act. Houdini’s brother, Theo, gave the item to a mutual friend after his death and it was last sold at Christie’s in 2011.

     

    Australian silver and Kangaroo paw lighter – £800 to £1,000

    ($1,100 to $1,400, €910 to €1,100 or درهم‎‎4,200 to درهم‎‎5,200)

    Five of the Best – Bonhams’ Gentleman’s Library Sale – Harry Houdini’s escape prop sack to be sold alongside all manner of other unusual items on Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2017, at their Knightsbridge, London saleroom.Possibly one of the most unusual cigarette lighters available, this unusual item was made by WD&Co Limited in 1910. It is 40cm long.

     

    Australian throwing club – £150 to £250

    ($210 to $350, €170 to €280 or درهم‎‎780 to درهم‎‎1,300)

    Five of the Best – Bonhams’ Gentleman’s Library Sale – Harry Houdini’s escape prop sack to be sold alongside all manner of other unusual items on Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2017, at their Knightsbridge, London saleroom.Dating to the 19th century, 69cm long and made of carved and incised hardwood this dangerous weapon could certainly be used to see off a burglar. It was collected in the 1860s in Queensland, Australia.

     

    Silver plated model battleship – £800 to £1,200

    ($1,100 to $1,700, €910 to €1,400 or درهم‎‎4,200 to درهم‎‎6,200)

    Five of the Best – Bonhams’ Gentleman’s Library Sale – Harry Houdini’s escape prop sack to be sold alongside all manner of other unusual items on Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2017, at their Knightsbridge, London saleroom.This early 20th century silver plated model battleship is 23cm high and comes with three pairs of cannons to the deck. It’d make a jolly addition to any desk.

     

    Novelty Eiffel Tower clock – £800 to £1,200

    ($1,110 to $1,700, €910 to €1,400 or درهم‎‎4,200 to درهم‎‎6,200)

    Five of the Best – Bonhams’ Gentleman’s Library Sale – Harry Houdini’s escape prop sack to be sold alongside all manner of other unusual items on Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2017, at their Knightsbridge, London saleroom.This 62cm tall gilt and bronze 19th century clock is designed in the form of a model of the Eiffel Tower. It has a brass dial with Roman numerals.

     

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  • The Finery of Fatland

    The Finery of Fatland

    Vast Greek Revival style Pennsylvania mansion for sale for 56% less than it was marketed for in 2014; it comes with a pub in the basement

     

    An extravagant and somewhat over the top estate in Pennsylvania is on sale for £2.96 million or 56% less than the £6.75 million sum it was listed for back in 2014.

     

    Extending to some 11,377 square foot and consisting of 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, Greek Revival style ‘Fatland’ – originally known as ‘Vaux Hill’ and known as such once again since 1990 – in Lower Providence, Montgomery County dates to circa 1843 and stands on the site of an earlier stone farmhouse. That building served as the headquarters of General George Washington in 1777 and also was used by General Sir William Howe.

     

    Now set on a plot of just 11.29 acres, the Fatland Estate used to be significantly larger but was reduced by land sales to make way for an express highway, a housing development and 154 acres towards the expansion of the Valley Forge National Historical Park.

     

    The Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty Group
    Barbara Safford speaking at the time of the 2013 sale of the contents of ‘The Fatland Estate’
    The Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty Group
    The house as previously furnished

     

    “Decorated in the rich French taste,” the house was stuffed to the brim with European antiques by an insurance tycoon named Robert Safford after he and his wife, Barbara, purchased it in 1990. The couple also altered ‘Fatland’s’ original asymmetrical composition with the addition of a west wing and end pavilion that mirrored the east wing and end pavilion and even added a pub to the building’s basement. After Mr Safford’s death in 2011, the property – which also includes an outdoor pool, tennis court and barn – was put up for sale in 2014 whilst separately, in 2013, Freeman’s auction house in Philadelphia held a sale of contents that netted £2.9 million.

     

    After three years on the market and now with a significantly reduced asking price, Terese Brittingham and Tom McCouch of Keller Williams Realty Group are the agents currently handling ‘The Fatland Estate’s’ listing.

     

    The Fatland Estate – The Numbers

     

    November 2017 – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) after a pending sale in June failed to complete through Keller Williams Realty Group.

     

    October 2016 – Relaunched to the market for £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through RE/MAX Elite.

     

    August 2016 – Reduced to £3.7 million ($5 million, €4.2 million or درهم13.4 million).

     

    February 2016 – Relaunched to the market for £5.248 million ($6.999 million, €5.866 million or درهم25.699 million).

     

    September 2014 – For sale for £6.747 million ($8.999 million, €7.542 million or درهم33.042 million) through Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty.

     

    July 1990 – Sold to Robert Safford and Barbara Harvey for £1.6 million ($2.1 million, €1.8 million or درهم7.7 million).

     

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million) through Keller Williams Realty Group The Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty Group The Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty Group The Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty GroupThe Finery of Fatland – The Fatland Estate or Vaux Hill, 1248 Pawlings Road, Lower Providence, Norristown, Phoenixville, Audubon, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 19460, United States of America – For sale at a reduced price of £2.96 million ($3.95 million, €3.31 million or درهم14.50 million) through Keller Williams Realty Group

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  • Farrell Rolls

    Farrell Rolls

    1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé used by Colin Farrell in 2010 crime noir film ‘London Boulevard’ to be auctioned

     

    A 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé first owned by the Malaysian royal family and more recently used in the 2010 crime noir motion picture London Boulevard – starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone – is to be auctioned in London in December.

     

    Professionally restored and featuring ‘Chinese Eye’ slanting headlamp nacelles, the car offered was the last off the production line to be registered and delivered new to Malaysia in June 1966. It remained there until the 2000s and was then registered in the UK by the managing director of the official Bentley dealership in Exeter in June 2009.

     

    The 6.2-litre V8 car – chassis number CSC81C – will be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December at London Olympia. It will be offered with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million).

     

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    Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone.Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone. Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone.Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone. Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone.Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone. Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone. Farrell Rolls – 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III drophead coupé – To be sold by Bonhams at their Collector’s Motor Cars and Automobilia sale on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($397,000 to $463,000, €338,000 to €395,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم1.7 million) – Used by Colin Farrell in 2010 film ‘London Boulevard’ also starring Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone.

     

  • An Idea Car

    An Idea Car

    Futuristic 1952 Chrysler styling prototype to be auctioned in New York; its “wild technology” includes a hydraulically operated spare wheel

     

    Concept cars don’t generally go far and most end up sidelined to the world of dreams, but a 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia headed to auction in December is something quite to the contrary.

     

    Described as an ‘Idea Car’ and the product of a collaboration between Chrysler’s Virgil Exner Sr. (1909 – 1973) and Ghia’s Felice Mario Boano (1903 – 1989) – the designer of the Ferrari 250 GT Boano – the D’Elegance was built on a shortened 292 centimetre chassis and comes with two comfortable armchairs, power steering and electric windows.

     

    What makes this car standout, however, are its gunsight taillights, distinctive egg-crate grille and “wild technology” such as a rear deck lid with a hydraulically operated full-size spare wheel that raises and lowers at the touch of a switch.

     

    Described by Virgil Exner Jr. as “one of my father’s favourite cars” in 2011, the D’Elegance now comes with a 1956 vintage 354 Hemi V8 engine and a pedigree that includes ownership in the Blackhawk Collection, winning a special class of Chrysler Concepts at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and having been driven through the Alps from Monaco to Venice as part of the Louis Vuitton Classic Serenissima Run.

     

    RM Sotheby’s will sell the fully restored car with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million) at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on the 6th December.

     

    An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million) An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)An Idea Car – 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia – To be sold by RM Sotheby’s at their ‘Icons’ sale in New York on 6th December 2017 with an estimate of £682,000 to £834,000 ($900,000 to $1.1 million, €771,000 to €943,000 or درهم3.3 million to درهم4 million)