Bonhams Grand Palais Auction - Selected Rarities in Paris (Announcement)

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Created on January 23, 2013

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Bruno von Rotz

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Bugatti Type 57 C Coupé Spécial (1938) - offered as lot 562 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon (1953) - offered as lot 540 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Talbot-Lago Record 'Grand Sport' Cabriolet (1950) - offered as lot 544 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Talbot-Lago Record Grand Sport Graber (1950) - one of the typical pictures Hermann Graber took of his cars

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Talbot-Lago Record Grand Sport Graber (1950) - generously constructed and bodyworked by Hermann Graber

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Hermann Graber's Talbot-Lago Record Grand Sport next to a Rover on the Graber stand at the 1949 Geneva Motor Show

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Bentley Mk VI Graber Drophead Coupé (1947) - offered as lot 536 at the Bonhams Grand Palais auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Aston Martin DB 4 Vantage Convertible (1963) - offered at the Bonhams auction at the Grand Palais in Paris in February 2013

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Dino 246 GT (1973) - offered as lot 542 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Rolls-Royce Phantom I Playboy Roadster (1928) - offered as lot 545 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Porsche 906 (Carrera 6) (1966) - offered as lot 570 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Auction in Paris on February 7, 2013

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Bugatti Type 54 (1931) - consisted of parts from various other Bugatti models

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Bugatti Type 54 (1931) - in single-seater configuration

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Summary

On February 7, 2013, Bonhams will auction 123 automotive rarities and specialties at the Grand Palais in Paris. Vehicles worth around 20 million euros are up for grabs and the pre-war period in particular is unusually well represented. The offer is wide-ranging and probably contains something for almost everyone. This announcement report provides an insight into the offer and lists all lots in detail with estimated prices. You can see at a glance whether a visit is worthwhile or not.

This article contains the following chapters

The Charles H. Brown collection
The Rolls for playboys
One of 50 Porsche Carrera 6
Two Dino 246 GTs
A Bugatti for Bugatti
Graber bodies
Also "more popular" offers
The offers in detail

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

After 2011, Bonhams will once again be a guest at the Grand Palais in Paris on February 7, 2013 to auction off an exquisite collection of automobiles. 123 vehicles from 57 brands will be on offer. Rolls-Royce (11x), Lancia, Bentley and Jaguar (6x each), Mercedes-Benz (5x), as well as Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Fiat (4x each) are most strongly represented. But there are also one-offs from Mors, Pierce-Arrow, Richard Brasier, Amilcar and Benz among the vehicles on offer. The oldest vehicle dates back to 1899 and 55 of the vehicles on offer are pre-war vehicles. The total value of the vehicles on offer is estimated at between EUR 17 and 23 million (CHF 21 to 28 million). The average estimated value per vehicle is Euro 163,000 (CHF 201,000), but the spectrum ranges from Euro 8,000 to 3.5 million. This alone shows how broad the range is.

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