RM/Sotheby's Passion for Elegance 2021 - surprising prices for Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles

Name: Bentley 4¼-Litre Pillarless Saloon Vanden Plas 1937
Brand: Bentley

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Created on June 21, 2021

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Bruno von Rotz

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Dirk de Jager - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Limousine 'Princess Margaret' by H.J. Mulliner (1954) - as lot 110 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Large Bentley and Rolls-Royce collection under the hammer - RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley R-Type Saloon (1953) - as lot 102 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley S3 Saloon (1963) - as lot 103 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley Mark VI Drophead Coupé 'Maharaja of Baroda' by H.J. Mulliner (1947) - as lot 104 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley Mark VI Saloon Coupé by James Young (1952) - as lot 105 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley 4.25-Litre Pillarless Saloon by Vanden Plas (1937) - as lot 106 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley S1 Continental Drophead Coupé by Park Ward (1958) - as lot 107 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce 20 HP 'Prince of Wales' Three-Position Cabriolet by Barker (1929) - as lot 108 at RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Limousine by H.J. Mulliner (1952) - as lot 109 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer by Merrimac (1920) - as lot 111 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Wraith Sedanca de Ville by Park Ward (1938) - as lot 112 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Phantom III Four-Door Cabriolet by Voll & Ruhrbeck (1937) - as lot 113 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon by James Young (1964) - as lot 114 at RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon Coupé by James Young (1965) - as lot 115 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupé Adaptation by H.J. Mulliner (1963) - as lot 116 at RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Phantom I Sports Saloon by Maythorn (1925) - as lot 117 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce 20/25 Drophead Sedanca Coupé by Gurney Nutting (1935) - as lot 118 at RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Phantom II Special Brougham by Brewster (1933) - as lot 119 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine by James Young (1967) - as lot 120 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Special Limousine by Mulliner Park Ward (1990) - as lot 121 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I Sports Saloon by James Young (1956) - as lot 122 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow LWB Saloon 'Princess Margaret' (1975) - as lot 123 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Corniche Drophead Coupé by Mulliner Park Ward (1976) - as lot 124 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Bentley Brooklands (2008) - as lot 125 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé (2008) - as lot 126 at the RM/Sotheby's "Passion for Elegance" auction on June 19, 2021

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Summary

RM/Sotheby's auctioned 18 Rolls-Royces and 7 Bentleys from eight decades in Eschen (Liechtenstein) on June 19, 2021. All vehicles were sold, on average for well over CHF 400,000. The bids were on average almost a third higher than expected, something that one would not have expected, especially for vehicles from the British luxury manufacturer. This auction article analyzes the results and shows all the vehicles in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

18 Rolls-Royces and 7 Bentleys
Phantom at the top
Many vehicles exceeded expectations
No bargains

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Classic Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars were among the stars of the auction scene in the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, they have lost some of their luster, having been overtaken by Ferrari, Porsche and the like, and their performance in recent years has not exactly been in the best light. Accordingly, expectations were rather subdued when RM/Sotheby's offered 25 vehicles of the British luxury brands in Eschen in the small country of Liechtenstein. There were 18 Rolls-Royce and seven Bentley passenger cars, all of which came from a collection and were looking for new owners on June 19, 2021. Around two dozen bidders gathered on site, with others joining in via telephone lines and the internet. There were also some pre-bids.

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