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Lot 111
Eleven boxed Vanguards diecast commercial vans. 1:43 scale, comprising Ford Popular Van, VA06200, Evening Standard Ford 300E Thames Van, VA03303, Brylcream Ford 300E Thames Van, VA33001, Mini Van Bristol Water, VA01415, MEB Austin A35 Van, VA01706, Hoover Morris Minor Van VA01117, Eddie Stobart Ford Transit MKI Diesel Van, VA06603, Eddie Stobart Morris MInor Van, VA01116, Ford Anglica Van, Automobile Association, VA4001 and Austin A40 Van, Heinz, VA3010 (2)
Lot 92
Seven boxed Vanguards diecast vehicles. 1:43 scale, comprising a Maroon Rover, VA19000, Ford Anglica Van-Automobile Association, VA4001, Ford Anglica Van-Royal Mail, VA4000, Triumph Herald, VA5000, Austin A40 Van, VA3000, Ford 100E, VA21000 and a limited edition British Rail Service Vans of 50's and 60's, BR1002
Lot 640
Brooklin Models, a boxed group of BRK2 Tucker Torpedo to include (1) BRK2 1948 Tucker Torpedo "Tucker Automobile Club of America Convention" (Metallic Green) (2) BRK2A 1948 Tucker Torpedo Harrahs Auto Museum (Metallic Blue) (3) BRK2A 1948 Tucker Torpedo (Maroon/Red) - Excellent to Near Mint in Good Plus box. (3)
Lot 613
THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE BRUSHPOTS, BITONGQING DYNASTYAll of cylindrical form, the largest carved with two cranes amongst pine trees and lingzhi, another raised on three ruyi-form feet with an inset base, the third simply carved, together with three wood stands, 10.7cm max. (5)Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.
Lot 665
A CHINESE MOULDED AND ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLEFOUR-CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1821-50The ovoid body moulded around the sides with a five-clawed green scaly dragon chasing a flaming pearl of wisdom among clouds, 5.5cm.Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.
Lot 641
FIVE CHINESE JADE AND HARDSTONE ITEMSQING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIODComprising: a celadon jade oval box and cover; two jadeite brushwashers formed as large lotus leaves, one carved with a frog; and a pair of Mughal-style agate two-handled bowls, together with three wood stands, 11.7cm max. (9)Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.
Lot 30
A CHINESE MOTTLED GREY JADE POURING VESSEL AND A SMALL CUPMING DYNASTYThe rectangular body of the pouring vessel, gong, carved with a wide band of archaistic bosses divided by vertical flanges, below an incised chilong border, set with a mythical beast loop handle; the U-shaped body of the cup similarly decorated with bands of studs, the ring handle incised with a stylised flowerhead, together with two wood stands, 11.8cm and 9.2cm. (4)Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.明 灰玉乳釘紋觥及單耳杯 一組兩件來源：Henry F Stanley少校 (1911-97) 的收藏。
Lot 32
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' CUP MING DYNASTYThe deep rounded sides raised on a gently splayed foot, carved in high relief on either side with a pair of beasts grasping the rim to form the two handles, the greyish-green stone with light russet streaked inclusions and a few darker flecks, together with a wood stand, 14.3cm. (2)Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'. 明 青白玉雙螭龍耳杯來源：Henry F Stanley少校 (1911-97) 的收藏。
Lot 28
A RARE CHINESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE BIRD-SHAPED FINIAL, DINGSHIEASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY/WARRING STATEHollow cast as a recumbent bird with its head turned backwards, gracefully holding a sphere on its back, the facial features, plumage, long tail and feet detailed in silver and silver wire inlay, the surface with greyish-green encrustation, together with a wood stand, 11.5cm. (2)Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.Cf. Christie's New York, 16th March 2017, lot 871, and Bonhams New York, 16th March 2015, lot 2001, for two related bird-form bronze finials of this type.東周或戰國時代 銅錯銀鳥形頂鈕來源：Henry F Stanley少校 (1911-97) 的收藏。
Lot 29
A RARE CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE DUCK-SHAPED POURING VESSEL, ZUN SONG-MING DYNASTY Modelled in the form of a waterfowl standing on webbed feet with its head facing forward and wings tucked into the sides, its back bearing a vase with a flared rim. The face, neck and wings decorated with archaistic spiral and scroll designs, the tail detailed with naturalistic feathers, the surface with minor green encrustations, together with a wood stand and a fitted box, 213g, 9cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'. Cf. R Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, p.17, pl.4, for a pouring vessel of a similar shape dated to the Song dynasty; see also The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no.14.58.183, for a related duck-shaped vessel dated 15th/16th century. 宋至明 銅錯金銀鳧尊來源：Henry F Stanley少校 (1911-97) 的收藏。
Lot 31
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BRUSHWASHER17TH CENTURYThe oval vessel hollowed as a large fruit with intertwining leafy branches which form the base and handle bearing small lychees, one side with a small chilong clambering up and resting its head on the rim, the pale greenish-white stone with areas of darker markings, with a wood stand, 13.5cm. (2)Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-1997). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.十七世紀 青白玉荔枝螭龍紋洗來源：Henry F Stanley少校 (1911-97) 的收藏。
Lot 93
A BUILDER'S HALF-SHIP MODEL FOR THE TURBINE STEAM MOTOR YACHT ARA DESIGNED AND BUILT BY CAMPER & NICHOLSON LTD. 1914, COMPLETED FOR THE FRENCH NAVY, 1917, AND SOLD TO W. K. VANDERBILT II, 192254in. laminated and carved hull, finished in red below the waterline with dark green topsides with plain deck mounted to display board with waterline tinting and builder's inscription lower left -- 12 x 60in. (30.5 x 152.5cm.); together with a set of nine facsimile ¼in:1ft scale plans for the Ara, stamped Camper & Nicholson 1979, and some historical data(A lot)Large numbers of sea-going steam and motor yachts were chartered or commandeered for government service during the Great War, but few enjoyed such a fascinating life as the Ara. Built for pleasure in an English boatyard, bought by the French Navy for conversion into a fully-fledged naval sloop and then, when hostilities ended, resold to the colourful scion of one of America’s wealthiest and most famous families who not only turned her back into a luxurious pleasure craft but also used her as a serious oceanic research vessel. This remarkable character was William Kissam Vanderbilt II [WKV] (1878 – 1944), an immensely rich automobile and power boat enthusiast, yachtsman and renowned collector of ethnographica and the curiosities of the natural world, and the great-grandson of the legendary American railway tycoon “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt. Known to his friends as “Willie K”, WKV enjoyed great success racing power yachts in the years preceding the Great War and, when his own wartime service finished, succumbed to the lure of the ocean by buying a 1,400 ton twin-screw ex-naval sloop named Ara in 1922. Ordered and begun in Camper & Nicholson’s Southampton yard in 1913, her completion was delayed until 1917 owing to the default of her owner. Then acquired by the French government and converted into an armed naval sloop, she sailed under French colours for the remainder of the War until decommissioned and returned to Camper & Nicolson pending sale in 1922 and where she was spotted by WKV. Given his wealth, it seems curious that he didn’t order a brand new motor yacht to his own specifications but, for reasons unknown, he bought Ara and reconverted her into a pleasure yacht for his own use. Possibly the result of his second marriage in 1927 to a woman who perhaps craved travel, the following year he and his new wife Rosamund, a few friends and a ‘crew’ of forty left Centerport, New York State, on the first of their two circumnavigations of the globe. Quite apart from the crew required to man the vessel, the yacht’s complement also included scientists and photographers to analyse and study natural phenomena found en route and to produce detailed reports for the American Museum of Natural History as well as for WKV’s own private museum. Having obtained his Master’s certificate in 1918, WKV mostly skippered Ara himself and although she carried three watch officers, more often than not it was WKV himself at the wheel. The epic voyage of 28,738 miles took six months and WKV deemed it so successful that he very soon bought a second, even larger motor yacht, the Alva, and in her completed his second circumnavigation in 1931. By then, the Ara had already been sold, but whatever life she encountered thereafter, it seems unlikely that it was as interesting as what had gone before.fine overall condition, topside paint containing fine craquelure associated with age
Lot 254
The Beetle was a masterpiece of innovation and economics - but never lost its sense of fun and character; this delightfully original example would do any enthusiast proud. The Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle changed the world. Like the globally successful Ford Model T, it was a simple, properly-engineered automobile that was inexpensive enough to bring motoring to the masses. And like the Model T, it was strong and reliable and was built around the world in mind-boggling quantities.The Beetle’s heritage goes back to the pre-war KdF-Wagen, whose name stood for Kraft durch Freude and translates loosely to ‘strength through joy’. Conceived from the experiments of Porsche Design’s Project 12, it used a revolutionary rear-mounted engine with Aluminium and Magnesium castings. With a simple yet effective platform chassis, the car underwent countless revisions and prototypes before, eventually, the Series 38 design would embody the Beetle as we know it.With 40bhp from its 1192cc horizontally-opposed, four-cylinder engine with Solex carburettor, a 4-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with upper and lower control arms and transverse torsion bars, rear suspension by swing axles with trailing arms and torsion bar and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes, it was indeed properly-engineered.VW’s Beetle soon became ubiquitous all over the world, even in the United States, where horsepower had always ruled. Over the years, details changed, and displacement increased, but the basic look remained. When production ceased in Mexico in 2003, 21,529,464 had been built in plants on every continent but Antarctica.The car presented here is a right-hand drive 1963 Volkswagen Beetle finished in Birch Green, an original and unrestored example that comes with extensive history and service records. In more recent times, it's been treated to an engine rebuild and an overhaul of the electrical system, with our vendor stating that the body, similarly, is in ‘excellent condition’, with in excess of £12,000 worth of invoices to back this up. The indicated mileage of 66,904 (at the time of cataloguing) would seem wholly commensurate with its well-preserved condition.Volkswagen's Beetle is an important part of automotive history and this very wholesome example would make an ideal first classic for an enthusiast at a most reasonable outlay.Specification Make: VOLKSWAGEN Model: BEETLE 1200 Year: 1963 Chassis Number: 5711101 Registration Number: ADE 402A Transmission: Manual Engine Number: 7886379 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 66904 Miles Make: RHD Interior Colour: Green Cloth Click here for more details and images
Lot 244
Buick's slogan Looks fine for '49! wasn't wrong; a magnificent American classic with serious style and presence, and optioned with the iconic 'Sweepspear' chrome design - a real beauty! The Buick Roadmaster of 1949 was a seminal model, introducing a new design-language to the marque and reinforced an emerging new psychology around buying a car - choosing a Buick had become more of a lifestyle decision and that trend would continue as buyers embraced the new ‘fuselage style’ that was inspired by aircraft design.These numerous new design features included a larger, chrome-laden grille, and a curved windshield - but some other elements to this new model were to become even more significant, influencing not only Buick's styling theme for years, but creating a whole new style of car for the US-market.The 1949 Roadmaster Riviera, along with other newly launched, glamorous models – the Cadillac Coupe de Ville and the Oldsmobile 98 Deluxe Holiday Coupe – debuted for the first time on a mass production model for the US-market the ‘2-door pillarless hardtop coupé configuration (the design offered a fixed roofline with disappearing side windows and no B-pillar; when the windows were lowered, the car took on the look of a convertible with its top raised - British cars already had the 'Fixed Head Coupé'; thus, combining the style of a convertible with the security and weather protection of a sedan/saloon). The Riviera offered the best of sporty design and closed practicality, and it would influence two decades of automobile design around the world. Its name would remain a part of Buick’s lineage for 50 years.Next up, and again significantly for the Buick design-language of its cars to come, was that the 1949 Roadmaster first introduced the (now) iconic ‘VentiPorts’ which went on to be a traditional Buick styling cue for many years. These are a series of three or four ‘vents’ on the front wing behind the front wheels. Four vents were displayed on each of the Roadmaster and Century's front wings, with three on the wings of the Super and Special to denote junior level products. The sales brochure noted that VentiPorts helped ventilate the engine compartment, possibly true in early 1949, but they became non-functional sometime during the model year.It is believed that the original idea for these portholes was to fit them with lights that would flash on and off in sequence with the engines firing order – the idea being that VentiPorts put the driver in the control of an imaginary fighter airplane. Upon seeing this prototype set-up fitted to a designer’s own ’48 Roadmaster, Buick chief Harlow Curtice was so delighted that he ordered that (non-lighting) VentiPorts be installed on all 1949 Buicks, with the number of VentiPorts (three or four) corresponding to the relative displacement of the straight-eight engine installed.Furthermore, the 1949 Roadmaster Riviera was also notable for first introducing its popular optional ‘Sweepspear’ chrome body side moulding, which would soon become another Buick trademark. This chrome-plated strip started above the front wheel, then gently curved down nearly to the rocker panel just before the rear wheel, and then curved around the rear wheel in a quarter of a circle to go straight back to the taillight. The ‘Riviera trim’, as it was initially called, was also made available on the Roadmaster convertible late in the model year, and was made standard on most body styles at the beginning of the 1950 model year.On top of all this ‘influence’, the 1949 Roadmaster Riviera specification included a 150bhp ‘Fireball’ 320 CID overhead-valve inline eight-cylinder engine (with dual downdraft carburettor), Dynaflow automatic transmission, independent front coil-spring and semi-elliptic leaf-spring rear suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes – all for $3,203 in 1949.With production numbers from that year showing only 4,343 Riviera models were produced and a frequently used Buick resource that was published in 1979 states that at that time, less than ten of these vehicles were accounted for, this is now a rare and very special car.The car presented here is a 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera, a truly exceptional example of its type, which was originally restored by the technical advisor to the Buick Club UK. It is believed to be one of only 50 surviving examples worldwide and the only one in the UK and has featured at The Cartier Style et Luxe Lawn, one of the finest Concours d'Elegance events in the world, where the most beautiful cars are presented in exceptional condition. The car was also a former winner of the NEC Car of the Year award. Always garaged and sparingly used, it has always been maintained to a very high standard, accompanied by extensive records of its servicing and restoration history.As our vendor says ‘this car has to be seen to be believed’; we couldn’t agree more, we look forward to seeing you.Specification Make: BUICK Model: ROADMASTER RIVIERA Year: 1949 Chassis Number: V1N1531452615342105 Registration Number: YAS 241 Transmission: Automatic Engine Number: 55382807 Drive Side: Left-hand Drive Make: LHDClick here for more details and images
Lot 170
One of only 500 UK-supplied, right-hand drive examples, this Taiga Green CSL was subject to an impressive restoration some years ago with only light use since. The 3.0 CSL is a lightweight, performance-oriented version of the standard 3.0 CS/3.0 CSi Coupé. Utilising the E9 platform, the 3.0 CSL was unveiled at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and was introduced in May 1972 as an homologation model for the German Touring Car Championship developed by a separate division within BMW AG, a division that would later become BMW Motorsport GmbH. The CSL achieved some great results, with wins at Le Mans in the touring car class in 1973 and 1974, the IMSA GT Championship in 1975 and winning the European Touring Car Championships every year from 1973 to 1979 (apart from a minor blip in 1974). The 'L' in the designation meant leicht (light), unlike in other BMW designations, where it meant lang (long).A total of 1,096 CSLs were built, with just 500 of these being imported into the UK. The great majority of UK cars had the 'City Package' option fitted, designed to make the 3.0 CSL more usable as a daily driver. These versions retained the standard interior trim, negating the total weight saving somewhat, but the other benefits were retained, including aero kit, thinner gauge steel and aluminium parts. Early CSLs, produced in late 1971 and early 1972, utilised the standard 2,985cc M30 inline-six engine with twin carburettors and were only offered in left-hand drive. They were replaced by a fuel-injected model displacing 3,003cc available in right-hand drive during late 1972 and early 1973. Fuel-injected CSLs with the 3-litre motor have VINs that run from 2275001 through 2275429 (left-hand drive version) and 2285-001 through 2285-500 (right-hand drive UK cars).On offer here, #2285-236 is a fine example of these 3,003cc UK, right-hand drive cars and was sold new in the UK on 21st March 1973. In 2011, it was subject to a full bare-metal restoration and painted in the period correct colour of Taiga Green by 355 Automobile Restorations International whilst at the same time, the engine, gearbox and other mechanicals were rebuilt by Ferrari Specialists SMDG. The comprehensive history file contains a record of the rebuild and earlier receipts form BMW specialist Jaymic, BMW Guildford and Munich Spares. The interior remains in great condition having been retrimmed and the signature wood veneer restored to a high level.It was purchased by our vendor in 2017 and has been used sparingly since. Recent work for a new MOT by marque specialists Everything M3s and Rabsport Engineering has included new tyres, wheel bearing adjustment, front caliper rebuilds and a new battery.This lovely, stylish BMW 3.0 CSL Coupé in glorious Taiga Green represents a fine example of the car that defined Touring Cars in the 1970s and 50 years later, still has a presence that few cars can match.Specification Make: BMW Model: 3.0 CSL Year: 1973 Chassis Number: 2285236 Registration Number: JJU 404L Transmission: Manual Engine Number: 2285236 Make: Interior Colour: BlackClick here for more details and images
Lot 343
Four: Civilian Motor Driver E. H. Secker, Royal Automobile Club, late Imperial Yeomanry, later Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (6102 Pte. E. H. Secker, 39th. Coy. 10th. Imp: Yeo:); 1914 Star (Mr. E. H. Secker. Driver R.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. H. Secker.) mounted for wear, edge bruising, polished and lacquered, good very fine, rare to unit (4) £300-£400 --- One of only 34 1914 Stars awarded to Civilian Motor Drivers, all of whom served with General Headquarters on the Western Front from 5 August 1914. Edward Howard Secker attested for the Imperial Yeomanry and served with the 39th (Berkshire) Company, 10th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War. He subsequently served as a Civilian Motor Driver during the Great War on the Western Front, before being commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery.
Lot 128
AN AGATE CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL19th century, Suzhou school Crisply carved as an Immortal clad in long flowing robes, with jovial expression and a tuft of hair issuing from the back of his bald head, in his right hand a broom and a plaque with the characters gong le sheng ping, riding a mythical scaly dragon fish or ao, mounted on metal. 5.1cm (2in) high. Footnotes:十九世紀 蘇作 「共樂昇平」玛瑙巧雕Provenance: Major Harry Stanley (1910-1997), who in 1957 was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London to run the newly formed Hong Kong Tourist association, and thence by descent 來源：Harry Stanley少校(1910-1997，1957年被招募于倫敦皇家汽車俱樂部，負責運營新成立的香港旅遊協會，並由後人保存迄今The motif of a figure riding a mythical fish or ao is often linked to the Imperial examination phrase 'seizing the top spot' (獨占鰲頭). Traditionally, this phrase refers to scholars who, after ranking first in the exams, stood on a turtle-shaped (also called an ao) stone in the Imperial palace. However, the figure on the ao actually represents an Immortal named Qin Gao, who, according to the Han dynasty book Lie Xian Zhuan, rode a fish out of the Zhuo River after practicing alchemy for over 200 years. This myth was later celebrated in Tang poetry and became a popular motif on Jingdezhen porcelain during the Ming and Qing dynasties, symbolising scholarly success and good fortune. Indeed, the Tang poet Cen Shen (岑参 715-770) wrote, 'I wish to follow Qin Gao, riding a fish into the clouds and mist.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 382
Three vintage car badges comprising The Royal East African Automobile Association, no. L8377, a red and white enamelled example with a white rose above a winged steering wheel centred with a relief moulded panel of St. Christopher, and an AA badge no. 9A01584, all mounted on black acrylic bases (3).
Lot 802
Dinky - Lone Star - A pair of diecast vehicle to include a RAC Mobile Office Royal Automobile Club Trailer and #407 Ford Transit Van 'Kenwood' with sliding driver door. Items appear to be in good plus condition with some sign of wear to the items. Boxes appear fair plus; #407 missing a box flap. Items not checked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) RG
Lot 39
Assorted Veteran motoring books,including Rhys Jenkins: 'Motor Cars', 1902; Sloss & Morris: 'The Book of the Motor Car', 1905; Gerard Lavergne, editied by P N Hasluck; 'The Automobile, it's Construction & Management, 1902; Luigi Barzini: 'Peking to Paris', 1907; and other publications, (various conditions). (Qty)Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 48
'Guide officiel de l'Automobile-Club de France pour la Coupe Gordon Bennett 1905'embossed red cloth bound hard covers, published by the Automobile Club de France in 1905, 158 pages, in French, German and English text, with fold out-map and advertisements, spine and some pages loose, 8vo. Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 66
Two Michelin sales catalogues, 1906 and 1907,comprising, 'With the compliments of The Michelin Tyre Co Ltd, listing their great successes from 1904-1906, cord tied with full-colour Montaut printed image on front cover, small 4to; and The Year's Automobile Sport 1907, cord tied with old repair to covers now detached, small 4to. Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 47
'Offizieller Fuhrer zum Gordon Bennett Rennen 17 Juni 1904',ex libris Roland King-Farlow, the red cloth hard-backed covers, 264-pages in German, French and English text, including many photographs, with a 4-section gatefold of course gradients and fold-out colour map of the area, featuring sections on the organisation and competing national automobile clubs, a report on the 1903 event in Ireland, the earlier French and British Eliminating Trials, the cars and drivers including Richard-Brasier, Mors, Napier, Wolseley, Mercedes, Opel-Darracq, Pipe and Lancia, the Homberg circuit in the Taunus Forest with its start and finish in Saalburg, including local history and topography, together with three full colour plates (with original tissue protection), three advertisement sections printed in green, red and blue respectively, complete with all indices, top of spine worn and torn, 8vo. Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 135
A fine and early Gentleman's Touring Pocket Watch, circa, 1905,large size, bezel 40mm diameter, subsidiary seconds dial, the movement in good working order, decorated dial and gold markers, the reverse embossed with an image of a couple out for a drive in a veteran motorcar and surrounded by Sunflowers, in good original condition. Footnotes:'Touring Watches' were produced as gifts for friends, family or participants of early motoring events, with larger examples for men and smaller for women. This particular Gentlemen's Touring Watch is in good working condition and has an ornate dial and gold markers and hands, it was possibly produced as an early trial participants gift. Literature: The Motor Car in Art by Zolomij; Art and the Automobile by D.B. Tubbs.Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 61
'The Automobile Club Notes and Notices' to 'RAC Journal',Volumes I-III 1901-June 1902, bound as one Volume; Volume IV July 1902-Volume XI, bound as individual Volumes; Volumes (XII-XVI) titled The Automobile Club Journal and Motor Union Gazette, then further Volumes (XVII 1909 to 1928-29) titled Royal Automobile Club Journal, various conditions and bindings. (27)Saleroom notices:SALE ROOM NOTICE:Vols I, II and III are bound together as one Volume. Volumes IV, V, VI, VII, 8, IX, X and XI ' The Automobile Club Notes and Notices'. Vols XII to XVI 'The Automobile Club Journal and Motor Union Gazette' are bound as individual Volumes.Vols XVII to XXIX 'Royal Automobile Club Journal' up to Feb 26 1915.(27 Volumes in total)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 17
'Femme en Automobile', after Manuel Robbe (1872-1936), circa 1902,signed in pencil, monochrome etching on paper, 50 x 40cm, mounted, framed and glazed. Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 117
An Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland (ACGB&I) enamel and silver member's badge with 1903 date shield, hallmarked Birmingham 1902,with dark blue enamel outer and light blue enamel date shield, 2.7cm diameter. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 80
Paul N.Hasluck: The Automobile, several editions; and James Weir French: Modern Power Generators, Volumes I & II;Paul N.Hasluck: The Automobile; English text editions based on the 1900 French publication by Gerard Lavergne: Manuel Theoretique et Pratique de l'Automobile sur Route, several editions comprising Volumes I & II, reprinted Subscription editions, September 1902, in green cloth bindings with gilt tooling; a Revised and Edited edition bound as a single volume, September 1902; and a New and Enlarged edition in maroon cloth bindings, reprinted 1904, all published by Cassell & Company Ltd; offered together with James Weir French: Modern Power Generators, Volumes 1 & II, large format dark green cloth bindings with gilt tooling, by the Gresham Publishing Company, 1908, containing fold-out sectional model diagrams. (6)Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 144
A Brooklands Automobile Racing Club two handed silver cup with lid by Comyns of London, Hallmarked London 1910,engraved with BARC crest and 100MPH Handicap, 3rd Prize, 1 August 1910, 17cm high overall, 684g. Footnotes:According to Bill Boddy: The Story of Brooklands, Vol 1, page 59.'The BARC devised a method of grouping competitors that lasted almost until the end of the Club's career. They grouped competitor's cars by their observed speeds...'.There were handicap 60 and 70mph races for motorcycles and handicap 50, 76 and 100mph races for cars. The first 100mph handicap was run on 1 August 1910. The winner was Hadley in Oscar Thompson's Austin named 'Pobble', in second place was Herr Heim in a Benz and in third place was Captain Lindsay Stewart's Lancia with the racing number '13'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 74
Assorted publications and motoring ephemera,including two Chenard-Walcker (England) sales brochures, one lacking back cover with some torn pages, 4to; a 1914 RAC Light Car Reliability Trial report; a set of six 'Brooklands Favorite Winning Cars' postcards in remains of original envelope; other postcards; three London to Brighton commemorative programmes for 1931, 1932 and 1942; a 1932 entry form for a Veteran Car Race to be held at Brooklands; a 1905 South Devon Automobile Club membership form; 'La Vie Automobile' no 575, 5 October 1912 - Sunbeam 1912 report'; 'The Car Illustrated 11 December 1912' (covers detached and loose); a 4 x 6 monochrome photograph of a car, pasted to board matting; and 13 issues of 'Patents for Inventions - Abridgements of Specifications' for class 79 Locomotive and Motor-Vehicles for Road and Rail, from 1877 to 1915, various conditions, (some covers detached or missing). Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 132
Registration No: 387 ALM Frame No: 201048 MOT: ExemptUK registered from newWith original blue logbookTransferable registration numberProject scooter chassisV5C for use on UK roadsDürkoppwerke's history began in 1867 when Heinrich Dürkopp started making sewing machines out of the backroom of a clockmakers shop. In 1870 they moved to their own premises in Bielefeld adding shoe making machines. In 1885 the firm began making bicycles and ball bearings. By 1898 the firm began making cars and motorcycles including the famous Knipperdolling small car. However after WW1 the company was in debt and the automobile division was sold to Mercedes Benz. Durkopp continued to make cylindrical bearings including for tanks and weapons during WW2. After the war the company jettisoned its bearings business and returned to sewing machines, bicycles and motorcycles including scooters.The Durkopp Diana scooter was launched in 1953 and was splashed across the headlines early in production when Miss Germany ‘won’ a Diana in 1954. It was extremely well built with sleek lines and was ahead of most of the competition with a powerful engine that produced 9.5 HP and the headlight on the handlebars. The later 194cc 4 speed Sport model produced 12 HP and could reach speeds of 100 km/h while the 171cc Sport TS version produced 10.8 HP. Weighing in at 150kg (330 lbs) the Diana had remarkable luxurious build quality all over. The electrics were Bosch 12 volt electric start (with kick start as back up) and used a number of fuses in a car style fusebox. The foot gear change could be knocked into neutral regardless of which gear you were in (positive neutral). Hella lights were as standard all over (the rear lights are the same as used on the Messerschmidt KR bubble cars). The attention to detail is impressive with small details such as chromed aluminium and rubber strips on the side panel edging to protect the side panels where they meet the chassis, heel strips to protect the side panels against passenger shoes, wide foot boards for the pillion and 4 floor strips each side for the riders feet. The large Denfeld dual seat was impressively sprung with comfortable support for the pillion. The embellishers on the side panels are chrome over brass. Apart from keys for the ignition, seat and tool box there was a further ‘secret key’ hidden from view in the upper part inside the tool box. A total of 24,963 Dianas in all forms were produced before production ended in 1962. In Great Britain Diana Concessionaires based in Molesworth, Surrey offered a range of optional accessories and had a service centre in Hampton Wick, Surrey. Available in 1961 for the princely sum of £219 10s 9d, it was more expensive than the Lambretta TV175 Series 2 (£189 17s 6d), or the Vespa GS (£188 8s 3d). In 1961 a road test by Scooter News Mechanics summarised that ‘the Diana in any of its forms was one of the best scooters made today’.Here we present a rare Mk2 TS Sport chassis with the fixed headlight. The original black paint is in very good condition and the chassis is virtually rust free.The original starter key is present as is the fuel tank. Despite not having an engine the scooter is fully road registered with modern V5C and the number plate is transferable. The full range of parts needed including engine are all available (except a seat) in Lot XX. Only for sale as the vendor can no longer use it due to his age. For more information, please contact: Paul Diamond info@vintagescooters.co.uk 07768 313001
Lot 107
Registration No: 244 LHT Frame No: 130117 MOT: ExemptBritish registered from new with complete historyWith original buff logbookTransferable registration number194cc versionV5C for use on UK roadsDürkoppwerke's history began in 1867 when Heinrich Dürkopp started making sewing machines out of the backroom of a clockmakers shop. In 1870 they moved to their own premises in Bielefeld adding shoe making machines. In 1885 the firm began making bicycles and ball bearings. By 1898 the firm began making cars and motorcycles including the famous Knipperdolling small car. However after WW1 the company was in debt and the automobile division was sold to Mercedes Benz. Durkopp continued to make cylindrical bearings including for tanks and weapons during WW2. After the war the company jettisoned its bearings business and returned to sewing machines, bicycles and motorcycles including scooters.The Durkopp Diana scooter was launched in 1953 and was splashed across the headlines early in production when Miss Germany ‘won’ a Diana in 1954. It was extremely well built with sleek lines and was ahead of most of the competition with a powerful engine that produced 9.5hp and the headlight on the handlebars. The later 194cc 4 speed Sport model produced 12hp and could reach speeds of 100 km/h while the 171cc Sport TS version produced 10.8hp. Weighing in at 150kg (330 lbs) the Diana had remarkable luxurious build quality all over. The electrics were Bosch 12 volt electric start (with kick start as back up) and used a number of fuses in a car style fusebox. The foot gear change could be knocked into neutral regardless of which gear you were in (positive neutral). Hella lights were as standard all over (the rear lights are the same as used on the Messerschmidt KR bubble cars). The attention to detail is impressive with small details such as chromed aluminium and rubber strips on the side panel edging to protect the side panels where they meet the chassis, heel strips to protect the side panels against passenger shoes, wide foot boards for the pillion and 4 floor strips each side for the riders feet. The large Denfeld dual seat was impressively sprung with comfortable support for the pillion. The embellishers on the side panels are chrome over brass. Apart from keys for the ignition, seat and tool box there was a further ‘secret key’ hidden from view in the upper part inside the tool box. A total of 24,963 Dianas in all forms were produced before production ended in 1962. In Great Britain Diana Concessionaires based in Molesworth, Surrey offered a range of optional accessories and had a service centre in Hampton Wick, Surrey. Available in 1961 for the princely sum of £219 10s 9d, it was more expensive than the Lambretta TV175 Series 2 (£189 17s 6d), or the Vespa GS (£188 8s 3d). In 1961 a road test by Scooter News Mechanics summarised that ‘the Diana in any of its forms was one of the best scooters made today’.Here we present a rare matching numbers Mk2 TS Sport with the fixed larger Hella headlight. Registered new on 30th January 1961 by Kings Motors of Bristol, it was acquired by our vendor 54 years ago in 1970. We are informed by the vendor that it was in full running condition when parked up. We are told that this scooter recently had a new chain and Hepolite piston fitted. This is the version with the larger VDO speedometer which incorporates the ignition warning light and headlight indicator. Probably unique to a scooter in 1961, the Mk2 Sport had a headlight ‘flasher’ located on the handlebar with the lights switch and horn control. All original keys are present, not copies. Everything is original. The mileage is currently 23255 and genuine as backed up by the supplied MOT in 1970. The original buff log book is present giving us full history from new. The scooter is fully road registered with modern V5C and the number plate is transferable. For more information, please contact: Paul Diamond info@vintagescooters.co.uk 07768 313001
Lot 141
Registration No: 172 NHA Frame No: 126371 MOT: ExemptBritish registered from new with complete historyWith original buff logbookSuper provenance fileThe rare 194cc 4-geared Mk1 Sport version V5C for use on UK roadsTransferable registration numberDürkoppwerke's history began in 1867 when Heinrich Dürkopp started making sewing machines out of the backroom of a clockmaker shop. In 1870 they moved to their own premises in Bielefeld adding shoe-making machines. In 1885 the firm began making bicycles and ball bearings. By 1898 the firm began making cars and motorcycles including the famous Knipperdolling small car. However, after WWI the company was in debt and the automobile division was sold to Mercedes-Benz. Durkopp continued to make cylindrical bearings including those for tanks and weapons during WWII. After the war, the company jettisoned its bearings business and returned to sewing machines, bicycles and motorcycles, including scooters.The Durkopp Diana scooter was launched in 1953 and was splashed across the headlines early in production when Miss Germany ‘won’ a Diana in 1954. It was extremely well-built with sleek lines and was ahead of most of the competition with a powerful engine that produced 9.5hp and the headlight on the handlebars. The later 194cc 4-speed Sport model produced 12 HP and could reach speeds of 100 km/h while the 171cc Sport TS version produced 10.8hp. Weighing in at 150kg (330 lbs) a whopping 30kg heavier than the Lambretta Series 2 of the time, the Diana had remarkable luxurious build quality all over. The electrics were Bosch 12v electric start (with kick start as back up) and used a number of fuses in a car-style fusebox. The foot gearchange could be knocked into neutral regardless of which gear you were in (positive neutral). Hella lights were standard all over (the rear lights are the same as used on the Messerschmidt KR bubble cars). The attention to detail is impressive with small details such as chromed aluminium and rubber strips on the side panel edging to protect the side panels where they meet the chassis, heel strips to protect the side panels against passenger shoes, wide footboards for the pillion and 4 floor strips each side for the rider's feet. The large Denfeld dual seat was impressively sprung with comfortable support for the pillion. The embellishers on the side panels are chrome over brass. Apart from keys for the ignition, seat and tool box there was a further ‘secret key’ hidden from view in the upper part inside the tool box. A total of 24,963 Dianas in all forms were produced before production ended in 1962. In Great Britain Diana Concessionaires based in Molesworth, Surrey offered a range of optional accessories and had a service centre in Hampton Wick, Surrey. Available in 1961 for the princely sum of £219 10s 9d, it was more expensive than the Lambretta TV175 Series 2 (£189 17s 6d), or the Vespa GS (£188 8s 3d). In 1961 a road test by Scooter News Mechanics summarised that ‘the Diana in any of its forms was one of the best scooters made today’.Here we present a very rare matching numbers Mk1 Sport with the headlight mounted on the handlebars. It was acquired by our vendor 55 years ago in 1969 and he is only the second owner. It was restored in 1970. We are informed by the vendor that it was in full running condition when parked up. Everything is original and it also has the optional side stand. The mileage is currently 21,504 and genuine as backed up by a large number of MOTs going back to 1969. The impressive history file also has the original purchase receipt when our vendor bought it for £13 and 10 Shillings. The original buff logbook is present giving us full history from new. The scooter is fully road-registered with modern V5C and the number plate is believed to be transferable. For more information, please contact: Paul Diamond info@vintagescooters.co.uk 07768 313001
Lot 457
1959 NSU Prima III KL Scooter, 150cc, Registration Number TRV 840, Frame Number 2356912, Engine Number 3427244.Sold with V5C and a large history file including cancelled buff logbooks and copies thereof, a large selection of manuals, brochures, and other information.The German representative of 1950s European scooter mania, NSU was a motorcycle and automobile brand created in 1873 in Riedlingen Donau by two young technicians named Stoll and Schmidt. They first manufactured knitting machines, then produced bicycles in the new address in Neckarsulm, named after a nearby river. NSU bicycles quickly became popular and production shifted to motorcycles in 1901. The 1.5 bhp engine was imported from Zedel in Switzerland. In 1903, they designed their own engine and created their first two-speed planetary transmission before World War I. In 1904, they marketed six different models of motorcycles. NSU introduced its popular 3 bhp 61 cu.in. V-twin engine in 1905. The same year, they turned to manufacturing automobiles and light trucks. They produced vehicles for the army during World War I. In 1923, the 8/24 model automobile with an aluminum body was introduced, although the economic recession led the automobile department to be sold to FIAT in 1928.NSU returned to manufacturing bicycles in 1931. Adam Opel’s bicycle organization was purchased and the Quickly and Pony motor bicycles were introduced. At the start of the 1950s scooter boom, NSU obtained a licence to manufacture the Lambretta scooter, which was marketed as the "Prima". The Prima III was produced from 1957 to 1962. The 9.5 bhp single-cylinder engine propelled it to 56 mph with two riders.TRV was bought from auction by our vendor. It appears to be in very original and unmolested condition. It has subsequently been treated to a mechanical overhaul including a correct Bing carburettor, 10 thou over rebore with new old stock piston, and the coil and stator plate being rebuilt at considerable expense by specialist Readspeed.This was in anticipation of an extended road trip which was unfortunately cancelled due to lockdown. The bike has not been used since, but should be a straightforward job to recommission and put into use.
Lot 348
Very large quantity (c75) of mainly 1960s/70s BUS TIMETABLE & FARETABLE BOOKLETS from operators M-Y and including Maidstone & Dist, Maidstone Corp, Merthyr Tydfil, Northampton, Oxford, Plymouth Joint, Pontypridd, Preston, Reading, Red & White, Ribble, Rotherham, St Helens, SELNEC, Southend, Southern Vectis, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Southampton, Swindon, Taff-Ely, Thames Valley, United Automobile, United Counties, West Yorks, Western National, Western Scottish, Wigan, York-West Yorks. Mostly good to very good. [c75]
Lot 288
Very large quantity (c80) of 1930s-1970s BUS TIMETABLE BOOKLETS from operators S-U and including Southport Corp, South Shield Corp, South Wales, Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield, Stockport CB, Stockton Corp, Stratford Blue, Sunderland Corp. Swansea & District, Swindon Corp/Thamesdown, Thames Valley, Thomas Bros, Todmorden Joint, Trent MT, Tyne and Wear, Ulster Transport, United Automobile. Mostly good to very good, the occasional loose cover. [c80]
Lot 100
Large collection of vintage and novelty teapots to include Ringtons teatime teapot, Price potteries Kensington elephant, Cardew Designs sewing machine and hardware stall, football, Swineside Teapottery piano, Henry VIII, Price Kensington Brick Co, BBC Delboy car, Teddybears on sofa, Disney Showcase Edition 'Automobile Mickey', kitchen cupboard clock, mangle, suitcase , retro tea toaster and wash stand examples (2boxes)
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