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Lot 264
Fully restored in the past, this is a fine, large-engined Vintage car in excellent running order and fitted with very rare coachwork.'The 20/60 was considered by many to be far superior to the Rolls Royce 20hp at a chassis price some 25% less, and it is recorded that Henry Royce communicated from his home in Le Canadel in the South of France to those in Derby, 'keep an eye on what is going on at Sunbeam's, with a particular regard to this model.' - Bruce Dowell, Sunbeam: The Supreme CarThe arrival of designer Louis Coatalen at Sunbeam in 1909, and the pursuit of an effective competitions programme, enabled Sunbeam to establish a formidable reputation prior to WWI, its superbly made products enjoying a reputation rivalling that of the best from Alvis and Bentley thereafter.Introduced at the 1923 Olympia Motor Show and priced at £950 for the tourer model, the first 20hp Sunbeam of the post-war era enjoyed a production life in its initial form of only two years, being superseded by a new Twenty in 1926. The first Twenty featured a stout chassis frame and was powered by a 3,181cc overhead-valve 'six. This engine retained separate cylinder block and crankcase castings, and was fed by a Claudel Hobson carburettor mounted on the off-side while the auxiliaries, including water pump, dynamo and magneto, sat on the near-side. The right-hand change gearbox incorporated four forward speeds and reverse gear, with 'torque tube' drive to the rear axle, while the Twenty's suspension was typical of the day, with half-elliptic springs at the front and cantilever springs at the rear. According to Dowell, only 1,560 of the early-type Twenty were produced, of which only 45-or-so survive.Most of Sunbeam's 20/60 models were bodied at the factory, however this elegant example has been 'suited and booted' by Brainsby of Peterborough. There were several other Sunbeams bodied by Brainsby in this period, but most were open tourers, making this Doctors Coupé a notable exception. The coachwork is rakish and desirable with the hood easily folding back for convertible motoring and to the rear is a spacious dickey seat for two additional passengers.The car was subject to a body-off restoration in the late 1980s with a photographic record being kept, and since then it's has been used at home and abroad including an ascent of the mighty Stelvio pass in Italy. During recent ownerships, it's been continually fettled and improved. The recipient of substantial expenditure, and it shows. It's finished in a verdant leaf green over a lovely shade of pastel green and the black hood is well-lined, in good order and folds back easily after releasing two catches. The interior is upholstered in a lovely burgundy leather throughout, with just the right amount of ageing to feel like a favourite arm chair, and the woodwork is equally fine with a dashboard that extends forwards to the delightfully raked Vee windscreen. A large Klaxon is fitted to the bulkhead next to an original brass Pyrex fire extinguisher, with a more modern item stowed in the tool box that sits atop the nearside running board. Under the bonnet, the 3-litre six is well detailed and tidy and we understand starts readily and exhibits really strong performance running easily in modern traffic.This is a fine, rare, large-engined vintage car that appears to be in first-rate running condition with a strong, powerful engine and far more sporting character than an equivalent Rolls-Royce of the period. It's a good looking car fitted with rare, possibly unique, coachwork and would be welcome anywhere.SpecificationMake: SUNBEAMModel: 20/06 SHORT CHASSIS DROPHEAD COUPÉYear: 1925Chassis Number: 1704EDRegistration Number: RK 3517Transmission: ManualEngine Number: 1795DDrive Side: Right-hand DriveMake: RHDInterior Colour: Burgundy LeatherClick here for more details and images
Lot 265
One of only two Vanden Plas Allweather Tourers built as a special-order for His Highness the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, an important 'Maharaja' car.Lanchester displayed an impressive array of cars at the Olympia Motor Show in October 1930, however, just weeks later financial troubles culminated in the company’s bank calling in its overdraft of £38,000 forcing immediate liquidation of the company’s assets. A buyer was sought by the bank and, given the company’s proximity to BSA’s Armourer Mills in Sparkbrook, a sale to BSA seemed a perfect fit. The acquisition was completed in January 1931 for just £26,000, significantly lower than the value of the firm’s assets, however, despite promises to the contrary, BSA aggressively asset-stripped the Lanchester factory and moved production to Sandy Lane in Coventry, the home of Daimler.George Lanchester’s services were retained as a Senior Designer with Frank becoming the Sales Director and the reborn company’s first new model, the Lanchester Eighteen was designed by George but, in reality was a version of the Daimler Light Twenty as was to be the case with the following models.Lanchester’s customers were particularly loyal and weren’t impressed with, what we would now call, 'badge engineering'. One fiercely loyal customer was His Highness the Maharajah Ranjitsinhji, the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (known to his friends as Ranji). Ranji fell in love with the Lanchester marque when he went to play cricket in India in the early 1900s, during the days of the British Raj. He befriended Lanchester brothers Frederick and George, who were the first to manufacture an all-British car in 1896 and shared their enthusiasm for this new form of transport. He bought his first Lanchester, a 9kW two-cylinder model, in 1904 and after that, whenever a new model was introduced, at least one was shipped to India to add to his collection.We have no record of Ranji’s expanding fleet of Lanchesters (no doubt there will be one somewhere) apart from #3462, a 1936 Daimler V-type chassis bodied by Vanden Plas and 'dressed' as a Lanchester which was gifted to Ranji’s great nephew, Maharaja Durgapratapsinh, as an 18th birthday present in 1964 and which came up for auction in New Zealand in 2010.The arrival of World War II changed everything and Lanchester look-alike, Daimlers, were no longer steaming their way across the Indian Ocean. However, in 1946, Ranji felt the need to add a couple of more cars to his fleet. The war-hardened management at Daimler were not really in the mood to start painting cars in Cambridge Blue (all Ranji’s cars were painted in that colour as that’s where he went to University) and have their diminished number of time-served craftsmen spend time creating special grilles etc. to turn their DE 27s into a Lanchester model that never existed but, inevitably, they capitulated as long as Ranji ordered four.Four DE 27, 4-litre, six-cylinder Daimlers (coded LE27) were duly commissioned with two of them, chassis numbers #51049 and #51050, being bodied by Vanden Plas as ‘Allweathers’ (Body nos. 4031 and 4032) and LE27, -#51050, is the car we are privileged to be able to offer today.We now move forward over 40 years when it appears that #51050 returned to the UK and was first registered as KYM 544 on 20/09/88. It was subsequently purchased by Gerry Wheeler, our vendor’s late father on 1/02/2008 and there is a photograph within the history file of the car on a trailer, finished in cream and red, and looking a bit sorry for itself. There followed a gentle restoration to Gerry’s particularly high standards over several years returning the car to top form prior to it joining the family’s fleet of very impressively-presented vintage and PVT cars available for special occasions, birthdays, proms, and weddings etc.As you can see from our images, the Lanchester has been returned to Cambridge Blue with Royal Blue wings and detailing and a matching soft-top. The interior has been fully retrimmed and re-upholstered in a delightful pastel blue leather and is now ‘Maharajah’ quality. With a fleet of around 20 early cars and having fully restored it, all maintenance and servicing requirements were carried out in-house.The car is accompanied by its current V5C, old insurance and DVLA documents, a variety of MOTs with the oldest from 1988, wiring diagrams, correspondence and a number of photographs.We understand that #51050’s LE27 Allweather twin sister #51049 was shipped to the USA in the 1990s and, assuming it still survives, it would be wonderful to reunite them at Pebble Beach one day. We invite and encourage your inspection of this rather special ‘Maharajah’ car to appreciate the quality on offer.SpecificationMake: LANCHESTERModel: LE27Year: 1945Chassis Number: 51050Registration Number: KYM 544Transmission: pre selectorEngine Number: 1254778Drive Side: Right-hand DriveMake: RHDInterior Colour: Pastel Blue leatherClick here for more details and images
Lot 362
A pastel copy of a portrait of Mrs HW Lauzan. Age 19 at the time of the original portrait in oil, carried out by Sir Henry Raeburn in 1795. The portrait was bequeathed to the National Gallery by Miss Henrietta F Tod Lauzun in 1901.Both the pastel and frame are in excellent condition.Gilt wood frame: 66cm x 56cmAperture: 60cm x 50.5cm
Lot 371
Joseph H Sulkowski A Signed Pastel of a Polo Match Postwar and Contemporary Artist specialising in sport and canine subjects. Born:1951 Pittsburgh PA Influenced by the old masters he studied at the Pennsylvanian Academy of The Fine Arts and refers to his style as “poetic realism". The drama of a polo match being a recurrent subject in his work.Measurements: Pastel approximately 39cm x 65cm. Total size, including frame 59cm x 93cm
Lot 194
Opal and Diamond Ballerina Ring, a central, oval cabochon cut opal, flanked by three graduating rows of baguette cut diamonds; the diamonds totalling .25ct, the opal of 1.25ct giving a good pastel colour display, especially in red and blue shades; set in 18ct gold vermeil and silver; ring size S
Lot 90
A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY PRATT TYPE TOBY JUG the well modelled seated figure holding a foaming jug of ale and coloured in pastel shades, on a clipped square base.21cm highNo restoration or hairline cracks, There is a five small chips around the top edge of the hat a small chip to the back of the base, no restoration to the handle.
Lot 1031
Four Liberty of London silk scarves, to include; a floral spray scarf in blue, purple and brown tones within an abstract striped border, 88cm x 90cm, a ditsy rose pattern scarf in blue and grey, a floral pattern in blue, mauve and sage, and a harlequin pattern in pastel tones, all approx. 60cm x 60cm (4)
Lot 834
Two Royal Dux figures, early 20th century, one modelled as a gentleman carrying a basket, the other as a lady pouring from a jug into a beaker, both dressed in pastel tones with gilt shot enamels, each on naturalistic circular grounds, applied pink triangle pad maker's mark and impressed '2076' and '2299' to base, 27cm and 27.5cm high (2)
Lot 397
JOSHUA DIGHTON (BRITISH, 1831-1908) (3)The Marquis of Hastings watercolour 25 x 18cm Provenance Abbott & Holder, London, from whom acquired by the parents of the present owner; Thence by descent Together with A portrait of a gentleman, a pastel by John Greenhill (Provenance: Abbott & Holder, London); and Narcissus, a watercolour Attributed to William Henry Hunt (Provenance: Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath) (3)
Lot 438
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (4)Study of a centurion; Study of crouching man two, pen and ink the largest 13.5 x 8.5cm together with Warrior with lion and serpent, a print highlighted with gouache, by another hand; and Portrait of a gentleman, oval, oil on canvas over a printed base (unframed) (4)Please note the image of the Warrior with Lion and Serpent is a print highlighted with some hand colouring, not an original pastel as originally catalogued.
Lot 180
Charlie Bears pair of teddy bears including: (1) Bill Beary, CB171780B, 2017, designed by Isabelle Lee, pastel blue and cream plush, swing label, 12"/30cm; (2) Twoddle, CB159015S, 2015, LE 1500, dark brown with rose pink frosted tip, swing label, 19"/48cm; both have carry bags, Near Mint; (2).
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