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FRENCH WALNUT SERPENTINE CONSOLE TABLE, 19th century, the red and grey veined marble top above a frieze with a central rococo crest carved with fleurs de ly beneath a crown and flanked by scrolling foliage, the cabriole legs with further scrolling and foliate carving, height 86cm, width 161cm, depth 84cm
- RHD coupe upgraded with 5.0 litre V8 engine and gearbox- Dark green with Caramel leather interior- Air-conditioning, electronic clocks etc.A desirable enough classic design in its own right, the original Mercedes 220 SE Coupe provided good levels of comfort and performance by the standards of the day. However, feeling that the model had always cried out for a larger engine, a previous owner, proprietor of London based Citroen SM specialists Andrew Brodie Engineering, set about turning this RHD example into something far superior and capable of everyday use with the works reputed to have cost some £30,000 at the time. Utilising a 5.0 V8 and gearbox sourced from an SEC, the suspension was modified to cope with semi-trailing arms from a W126 replacing the original swing axles at the rear, whilst the shell was strengthened with a special cross member. The interior retains its period charm with the original handbrake lever. An electronic speedo and rev counter plus a later W126 console hinting at the dramatic changes under the skin. According to a 2008 article on the car in Mercedes Enthusiast magazine, the then owner claimed it would cruise at 100mph at just 3000rpm, had a theoretical top speed of 140mph and that he was enjoying an average 28mpg!The history file dates back to 1989 with old MOT's and several invoices and some details of the restoration. The vendor also advises that according to an old sales advert for that car, it appears to have previously belonged to a President of the Mercedes-Benz Club UK. Finished attractively in dark green with caramel leather interior, this useable classic sits on 3.5-litre alloy wheels and is offered with Swansea V5 document. It is expected to possess a fresh MoT by the time of sale.
- Believed one of only 16 UK supplied RHD Club Sports and featuring the original sales invoice for £131,710- An extraordinary number of factory and dealer fitted extras including carbon pack, bucket seats, and special colour- Only one owner form new and just 55,000 recorded miles with a very comprehensive maintenance recordWhen Porsche launched the 996 version of their 911 GT2 in 2000, the car swiftly gained iconic status as one of the most focused and fastest Porsche production cars ever manufactured. With the reported 462bhp produced from its twin turbo flat six engine being transferred to the road through the rear wheels only (the Turbo model had four wheel drive), performance was electrifying with 60mph being achieved from rest in just under 4 seconds and a top speed of about 198mph.The comprehensive history file on this rather special GT2 Club Sport contains both the handwritten order form and the sales invoice form AFN Porsche on London's Park Lane. They state that the options chosen when new were special paint, carbon package, leather console, carbon rear console, leather sport steering wheel and leather steering column casing, front floor mats, leather interior light, carbon door entrance panels, aluminium dials, carbon gearshift and handbrake, top-tint windscreen, centre console, Becker radio/CD, Club Sport package, leather bucket seats, coloured wheel centres, passenger six-point harness, and security glass covering. The total of the two-page invoice was a generous £131,710.The purchaser resided in Bayswater, West London, and was very much a Porsche enthusiast who raced a modern 911, but despite having his own workshop to maintain his racing car, he entrusted the supplying dealer's Reading workshops to maintain the car for the first four annual services, and Porsche Hatfield for the 2006 and 2007 services. Thereafter he had the car maintained in his own workshop and transferred the registration into the name of his racing team in March 2013. As well as the aforementioned invoices, the history file also contains many maintenance invoices, many expired MOT certificates, and the hand book pack.With only a reported 129 GT2 models imported by Porsche into the UK when new of which apparently only 16 were to Club Sport specification, this one owner car has a super provenance and is described by the vendor as being excellent in all respects. It is sure to attract the interest of Porsche collectors.
A LARGE VICTORIAN GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE AND PIER MIRROR, surmounted with foliate scrolls and with moulded foliate banded frame, raised above a rectangular table with white veined marble top above a moulded frieze and raised on leaf carved cabriole legs with scroll feet. 46cm deep x 316cm high x 171cm wide
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A poignant A.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, four pages, 8vo, The Palace, Khartoum, 24th December 1907, to Mrs. Scrivings, on the blind embossed stationery of the Colonial Office. Churchill opens his letter by writing 'I grieve to tell you that your husband died today of choleraic diarrhea after an illness of about sixteen hours' and explains 'He seems to have eaten some poisonous food which set up acute inflammation. What this was we cannot tell; but we have all had the same food, for he always ate whatever was prepared for me and others. It may be some mouthful of poisoned fish from a tin. It may be that his constitution was less strong than ours, as he had not been taking any exercise, owing to a sprained ankle'. Churchill further writes to console his correspondent, 'He did not suffer any pain worse than a very bad attack of sickness & diarrhoea, & his end was peaceful & swift. As he had been a Yeoman, he was buried with full military honours this evening. The Dublin Fusiliers carried him to his grave in the Khartoum cemetery & he now lies in that distant Soudan for which so many good Englishmen have given their lives doing their duty simply whatever it was'. He continues 'My heart bleeds for you & your poor children. It will be my duty to make adequate provision for your future & theirs; & you need not worry on these matters. We will talk of them when I return' and also adds 'We had left the unhealthy regions of Uganda, and for ten days your husband had been living quietly & comfortably on board a large river steamer. He was not exposed to any hardships or dangers that we did not equally share; and the reason why he has been struck down is unknown to man.' Churchill concludes his letter, 'My own sorrow is keen & deep. I was very fond of Scrivings & regarded him as a faithful friend, whose character & virtues I respected & admired. May God help you to bear your loss.' A fine Churchill letter. Some extremely minor, very light age wear, VG George Scrivings accompanied Churchill on a journey to East Africa in 1907 but was never to return as he caught an illness and died there. Churchill, as is illustrated in the present letter, was grief-stricken. Churchill served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1905-08.

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