RM Auctions Villa d'Este with good, but not sensational sales success
Summary
The initial situation promised excitement and spectacular bidding wars, but expectations were not fulfilled in all cases. Throughout the day, the items for sale were on display in the park of Villa Erba and were duly scrutinized. On the evening of May 21, 2011, the auction took place in the presence of many strong bidders, some of whom had presented their own vehicles to the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este jury in the afternoon.
This article contains the following chapters
- Money is not so loose
- Exceeded expectations at the sale of the Bertone collection
- Mixed results, especially for expensive vehicles
- Selected sales results
Estimated reading time: 4min
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The initial situation promised excitement and spectacular bidding wars, but expectations were not fulfilled in all cases. Throughout the day, the items for sale were on display in the park of Villa Erba and were duly scrutinized. On the evening of May 21, 2011, the auction took place in the presence of many strong bidders, some of whom had presented their own vehicles to the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este jury in the afternoon. Money is not so loose However, the money was not as loose in the wallet as some might have expected. Further bids failed to materialize after the Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupé from 1937 reached € 2.1 million with an estimated price of 3.25 to 4.25 million. Not Sold the consequence.
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