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Lot 405
Quantity of loose Aircraft Models, Including: Rare 1/72nd scale R.A.F. recognition model of the Dornier 18 flying boat, Missing Chain and wing struts, Unusual Avro Vulcan Model with ref No. 52/1019 Vulcan Avro 693 Stamped on bottom of wing, Chipped rear wing, Wooden model of Concorde, and Other model planes all in Very good condition, Minor chips on paint on wings and noses.(8 Items)
Lot 286
Portugal, Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) 1727 (31mm, 12.93g), Lisbon Mint, no mm, obv. IOANNESâ‹…Vâ‹…Dâ‹…Gâ‹…PORTâ‹…ETâ‹…ALG REX, laureate bust right, date below, rev. crowned and garnished shield of arms, crown tilting slightly left, (KM 221.5), a detectorist find from North Wales with loose earthen deposits in the legends, Fine RARE
Lot 101
A rare, limited edition, discontinued life-size Amazing Spider-Man fibreglass statue, on removable DVD base/plinth.Originally manufactured and sold by Muckle Mannequins (DE), in conjunction with Studio OxMox, Marvel, Spider-Man Merchandising and Columbia Pictures.Spider-Man height approximately 134cm, total height with base approximately 203cmDVD base holds up to 148 cased DVDs (an optional extra made available to compliment statue.)Plaque of authenticity to rear, top of based marked 879
Lot 429
Rugby. Rare Nelson Mandela Signed Official Gilbert Size 5 Match ball From 1995 South Africa Rugby World Cup Signed by Australian Team and Nelson Mandela. Signatures include Scott Bowen, Matt Burke, Michael Foley, Tony Daly, David Campese. Signed by the Full Team. 33 Players Signatures. Very Rare Item. Good condition Est.
Lot 88
A rare Staffordshire figure by Thomas Parr of Harlequin, circa 1845, 184mm, baton restored * See Pugh E438 figure 248 where the author differentiates between these early figures with ‘comb’ decoration to the base and the later ‘blotch’ decorated figures.(staffordshire pottery theatre theatrical opera musical literature)
Lot 93
Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe: a rare pair of well decorated Staffordshire pottery figures by Thomas Parr, circa 1852, 170mm, the black enamelling repainted and Chloe with chip to the underside (2)* Aunt Chloe was Tom’s wife in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Published in 1852, it addressed slavery in the United States, attitudes towards African Americans and upon which it had a profound effect in the abolition of slavery.(staffordshire pottery theatre theatrical opera musical literature)
Lot 254
A rare octagonal plaque advertising Crosse and Blackwell’s Anchovy Paste centred by a moulded medallion: Windsor Park, Returning from Stag Hunting (180) the reverse with Pratt / Prince Albert stamp, 350mm, chip to rim at ten o’clock and 100mm fine hairline crack at ‘By appointment’ (potlid pot lid pratt prattware)
Lot 329
Belle Vue Tavern (29) three rare varieties, one with flat top, another named Tatnell & Son on the central building, stained and one other named S. Banger (3)* Ball notes that the flat top lid is probably the earliest version; the Banger variety, with similar typeface, slightly later and the Tatnell version, with smaller typeface the last version.(potlid pot lid pratt prattware)
Lot 35
General Sir George Brown and General Sir James Simpson: a good and colourful matched pair of Staffordshire equestrian figures, Brown being a rare untitled version, circa 1854, tallest 340mm (2)* Both Generals were commanders at Crimea. See Pugh C261 figures 149 and 150 where the author describes the Brown figure as being titled. This hitherto unrecorded variant without title is quite possibly the earliest version of the figure.(staffordshire pottery)
Lot 517
RARE VIDEO GAME CONSOLE, PLAYSTATION AND OTHER GAMING ITEMS, includes a PlayStation console (inside PlayStation lights box), a BBC Bridge Companion (with games and manuals), PC big box games (Tomb Raider II, Tomb Raider III and Caesar's Palace), a boxed Coleco Head To Head football game, and a Skyhawk joystick, everything untested (1 box)
Lot 251
John Charles Dollman Signature of the 19th century English painter and illustrator. On Signature Piece. Fantastic Rare Signature. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Lot 19
Takehisa Yumeji, 1884-1934, Fireworks, Woodcut Print Takehisa Yumeji is the first teacher of the artist Feng Zikai. A great writer, Kawabata Yasunari who admired Yumeji and said that his goals were always aligned with Yumeji's achievements. It's incredible that Lu Xun, Zhou Zuoren, Ye Lingfeng and many other famous Chinese artists are all his loyal fans. Surprisingly, the dream of these famous people was not a beautiful woman, but a male painter.The word painter or artist is far from enough to describe Takehisa Yumeji's art achievements. He's also a poet, novelist, singer, framing designer and more. Monji had many identities, and in each of them, he left behind a staggering number of creations. Paintings with poems, poems with paintings, poems with music, serialized novels with illustrations, songbooks, picture book bindings, human figures and pattern designs. This cross-border, mix-and-match creative gesture allowed Yumeji to break through the border between so-called pure art and practical art such as design and craft, and has since opened up a new era in the world of Eastern painting.More importantly, the beauty of his paintings attracts the most attention. Unlike the common Ukiyo-e style of women, the women in Yumeji's paintings seem to be more emotionally subtle and introspective, and they have an exclusive term called "Yumeji-style beauty".The poet Atsuo Oki once commented, "These women, no matter which one they are, all have melancholy faces, with large round eyes, long eyelashes, and a sad, despondent look, with a fragile beauty that is hard to describe."Today, even in Japan, the original beauty paintings of Yumeji are rare and precious. Image size: 5 by 3 1/2 in. (12.2 by 8.2 cm.) All measurements are approximate. Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934), was a leading figure in the Taisho Romanticism movement which combined Western romanticism with native Japanese styles during the Taisho Period (1912-1926). He was a painter, writer, poet, bookbinder and illustrator whose drawings of women with thin bodies and large eyes filled with melancholy were known as Yumeji Bijin-ga. During the height of his popularity he was called the "modern Utamaro" and the Japanese "Toulouse-Lautrec and Edvard Munch". His prints epitomized the relationship between popular art and the woodblock. He is the printmaker "who best exemplifies the Taisho era." WE DO NOT GIVE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTEE OR ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND IN RESPECT OF ANY LOT WITH REGARD TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DESCRIPTION, SIZE, QUALITY, CONDITION, ATTRIBUTION, AUTHENTICITY, RARITY, IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM, PROVENANCE, EXHIBITION HISTORY, LITERATURE, OR HISTORICAL RELEVANCE.
Lot 215
A rare clockwork 'Gordon-Bennett' racing car by Bing, Germany, circa 1904,hand-painted yellow with 'gold' details, numbered 71, with pierced metalwork white seats with velvet upholstery, on painted red chassis fitted with clockwork mechanism to rear axle, yellow painted cast spoked wheels fitted with white rubber tires, embossed maker's mark and spare white rubber tire to boot, 11 1/4 inches long, with working and lever to brake to rear wheel, (playworn). Footnotes:See David Pressland: Art of the Tin Toy, page 101 for four seat version of this toy.Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 236
A rare A W Harris OIL Co of Providence, Rhode Island for Stanley Steam cars '5 Gallon' can with original wooden packing box,the tin decorated on one side, the crate lettered on front and back, (worn). (2)Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 299
A rare Centrator Cycles Automobiles advertising poster, French, circa 1908,with artwork after Paul Carrere, printed by J. Biere Dr, 56 Rue du Hautoir, Bordeaux, on paper, 31 x 45 inches, laid on linen, shrink mounted. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 508
1909 Ford Model T Touring Engine no. 7318177ci Flathead Inline 4-Cylinder EngineSingle CarburetorApprox. 22hp at 1,600rpm2-Speed Planetary Manual Transmission Transverse Leaf Springs and Solid Axles Front and Rear Rear-Wheel Drum Brakes*Desirable early Ford Model T Touring *Formerly owned in California *A nearly completed sympathetic restoration*Lots of potential for an enthusiast to finish offTHE EARLY MODEL THenry Ford was thrown out of the Henry Ford Company for pursuing an idea which his investors thought was silly: building an inexpensive, reliable, four-passenger automobile. The directors – men of substance, prosperity and achievement – knew that the automobile was accessible only to them and their counterparts. Henry was a dreamer, and after backing his early ideas they cut their losses, sending Mr. Ford packing with a $900 gratuity and a roll of blueprints for a simple, cheap car that had – in their experienced judgment – no chance of success.Surprisingly, Henry found a new backer in Alexander Malcolmson, a Detroit coal merchant, and the canny Henry managed to keep Malcolmson on board until Ford's vision was ready to be realized. It was called the Model T (T is the 20th letter of the alphabet and Henry had rendered many of the preceding nineteen letters in metal which alone is sufficient to substantiate the abundance of his ideas.) The early Model Ts were beautiful automobiles. They had acres of brightwork, were finished in brilliant colors and had elaborately-shaped bodies that owed little to production economies and much to the styles and public expectations of the day. Their 177 cubic inch four-cylinder engines had removable cylinder heads (revolutionary in the day but which made it practical for owners to clean their valves and piston crowns of the carbon buildup which the poor breathing, slow combustion and crummy fuels of the day made a regular chore of automobile ownership.)In the early years Ford's production was challenged by other marques. Buick, for example, outsold Ford even though it was more expensive. But soon Ford's single-minded focus on reducing costs and combining great value with low price achieved the results that economists (had there been any in 1910) would have predicted.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDThe '09 T here displays all those subtleties of the early cars, even the top mountings are built on an ornate bar that stretches back around the whole rear of the body. It is little details like this that quickly were lost in the quest for uniformity and profit. Acquired from Peter Eastwood in Pasadena, California in the early 2000s, the car presents as a near complete restoration of a highly original example. Detail features such as original front floorboards and car builder patent plaque are still present and it is evident that the bodywork is built in wood rather than metal for most of the structure. Viewed carefully there remain details that need finishing, there are no manifolds and while painted, the condition of the engine is not clear. The dash is missing a coil box, coils and wiring also, most of these cars would have had a windshield too. But one of the benefits of the remarkable survival rates of the T is that there are a host of other minds to consult with on making sure that the right pieces are sourced and further many different supporting entities and suppliers of parts who can assist. The Ford is finished in bright red with black fenders, chassis and undercarriage and has black wood spoke wheels, the basic bodywork is accented with brass Edmunds & Jones headlights, brass radiator shell and sidelights. A much more exclusive, distinctive and attractive automobile than later Model Ts would be, when completed, it will provide its new owner that a very rare commodity indeed which carries rarified status among their community. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 512
1905 Franklin Model A 12HP Four-Cylinder Runabout Engine no. 1524107.8 cu in, Pushrod Overhead Valve Inline 4-Cylinder Air-cooled EngineApprox. 12hp2-Speed Planetary TransmissionFully Elliptic Leaf Suspension2-Wheel Rear Drum and Transmission Brake*Formerly in the Indianapolis Museum of Speed Collection*Rare early four-cylinder car*Unusual transverse engine format *Eligible for HCCA, Audrain Veteran Car Tour and other eventsEARLY FRANKLIN CARSH.H. Franklin was a successful industrialist in Syracuse, New York with a good business making metal die castings, itself something of an emerging technology. In 1902 he was introduced to John Wilkinson, a recent Cornell University engineering graduate who had designed an air-cooled automobile for a client who hadn't paid him. Franklin took a ride, was impressed and undertook to acquire the deadbeats' interests and manufacture Wilkinson's cars. At a time when even quality automobiles were powered with single cylinder engines with atmospheric intake valves, ignition advance engine speed control and tiller steering Franklin's little runabouts featured inline four-cylinder engines, throttle control, overhead valves and wheel steering.Cornell engineering graduate John Wilkinson designed his first prototype air-cooled cars for the New York Automobile Co. but, unsurprisingly fell out with them when he failed to be properly recompensed. Finding financial backing from Alexander T Brown, combined with support from Herbert H Franklin, Wilkinson's prototype designs went into production with the H. H. Franklin Co., the first car leaving the production lines in June 1902. From the outset, air-cooled engines were the norm for Franklin with four-cylinder engine units featuring overhead valves and being transversely mounted at the front in European, rather than typically American style. The Franklin was mounted on a wooden frame and proved robust on the primitive American dust roads. In 1904 L. L. Whitman challenged the records set by Winton and Packard for the trans-America drive from New York City to San Francisco and set a new record of just 33 days. Franklin remained in motor car manufacture until 1934 and throughout the name Franklin was synonymous with air-cooled engines.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDA counter position to its successor the Model G (see lot 528), this example displays the origins of the Franklin motorcar. According to information on file, the car was acquired privately through Charles Bronson. It is understood to have been part of a package of cars that emerged from the Indianapolis Speedway Museum in the early 2010s and therefore was previously part of the Tony Hulman Early Wheels Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana. Cars in that collection were generally acquired in adolescence of the hobby and so it is likely that even by then it has spent some 40-50 years housed at Indy. The car appears to have received a much older restoration, and probably only seen limited use since then. Based on its lightweight construction, limited coachwork and relatively substantial engine for its day, one would imagine that these cars have quite a turn of speed. By merit of its age it would certainly be a usable car for any Horseless Carriage Club Tour here in the USA, or even this weekend on the Audrain Veteran Car Tour. Further afield it would no doubt be welcomed in Veteran Car Club circles, or staying marque specific within the H.H. Franklin Club. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 513
c.1903 Thomas Model 18 Single Cylinder 8HP Rear Entrance Tonneau Engine no. see text106ci, F-Head Single Cylinder EngineSingle Carburetor8hp3-Speed Manual Transmission with Chain Final DriveSemi-Elliptic Leaf Suspension2-Wheel Brakes* Handsome early pioneering Thomas car* Exquisitely restored* Eligible for Horseless Carriage Club Events and more* Formerly in the long term ownership of Harold CokerTHE THOMAS COMPANYAs recorded elsewhere in this catalogue, the first Thomas automobiles were introduced in 1903; small runabouts described in the catalog as the happy medium between the cheaper and more expensive cars produced after E.R. Thomas consolidated his manufacturing into one division. E.R Thomas continued following the French pattern of design that had served him well with his previous motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles. The resulting new car looked quite similar to a Renault or De Dion Bouton and shared a similar mechanical design. Since the French had led the motor industry for over a decade, this was certainly a safe and reliable model to copy.The Thomas Model 18 proved a good car and a fairly successful product. Thomas would quickly begin to move towards a more American/German type design with his next motorcars. The limitations of the light French design would prove a bit frail for difficult American conditions.Today, on our properly paved roads, the Model 18 is a delight and a fine American alternative to the ubiquitous French voiturettes. The Thomas Model 18 is well engineered and has the build quality that helped establish the company's excellent reputation. The strong 8hp single drives the car through an efficient 3-speed sliding gear transmission. The 3-speed is a big help in efficiently climbing rolling hills without having to resort to low gear. Equipped with a roomy and comfortable tonneau, the Thomas is an appealing four-up transport.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDThomas Motor Cars were always of appeal to this collection, the Flyer joining in the 1980s from the Harrah Collection, and when Bonhams offered this example in 2020 it immediately resonated. Joining the stable just days before the pandemic and with the owners both passing during that time, the car would sadly never get to be used properly for events as they had intended. As purchased in 2020, the car was then offered for sale from the estate of another noted Thomas collector, Harold Coker. Mr. Coker was truly passionate about the Thomas products and at one time had amassed examples of almost all the early cars they built. Here is Coker's single cylinder car, which carries with it a somewhat remarkable story which deserves telling. While, the story is not wholly substantiated, and is almost too fanciful to have dreamt up, it does represent the form in which the car was purchased from William S. Abbott in Godfrey, Illinois in the 1990s, by Harold Coker.It is said that in the early days this car was driven from New York to St. Louis for the 1904 World's Fair where it was used as part of a Fair and was known 'The Red Devil'. Within a short period of time, the subsequent first owner who lived in Union, Missouri determined that the Thomas single cylinder motor wasn't sufficient to climb the hill to his home. He complained and returned the car to the E.R. Thomas Company, who it is said no longer had a suitable powerplant and elected to install a more powerful twin cylinder Buick unit of a similar era. Abbott is noted to have bought the car from a John Vauls, who himself had acquired it from a John Davis. Some of the tale was covered in a feature on prewarcar.com in 2016, when a very old photo surfaced of a car, with a boy scout holding a gun and accompanying a dog was published. The car in the photo is clearly a real automobile rather than a prop as it has its license plates inscribed on the sidelights and its body and many details are identical to a Thomas of this era. It is suggested that this may well be the Coker car, in that the tale it had always carried ties into this visual by location. Coker wanted to restore the car to as original a specification as possible, so he removed the Buick engine, made patterns and recast a new single cylinder unit from an original '03 Thomas from fellow enthusiast and friend, Henry Jansen. The former two-cylinder motor was sold in part to fund this and other projects. The remainder of the car was restored to very high standard as can still be evidenced today and has from time to time been displayed at concours events by the Coker family, most recently at the Atlanta Concours d'Elegance in 2018.Finished in the bright red colorway that is so often considered as the norm for the brand and was exactly as depicted in contemporary Thomas marketing materials this is a fine representation of the model. The car has never been submitted for dating with the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain, so its potential eligibility for the London to Brighton has never been explored. It stands today as a very rare survivor of this early chapter of the legendary American around the world company, offering a usable HCCA car. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 516
c.1901 Locomobile Style 2 5.5HP Dos-a-dos Steam Runabout Car no. 3596 Engine no. 46842-Cylinder Double-Acting Steam EngineApproximately 5.5bhpSprocket Rear Axle with Chain Drive4-Wheel Leaf Spring SuspensionRear Band-Type Brakes*The only steam car in the collection*Former ownership in the Tony Hulman/Indianapolis Museum of Speed Collection*Very rare survivor of this coachwork styleTHE MOTORCAR OFFEREDThe Locomobile owes its genesis in large part to the Stanley brothers, of steamer fame. One of Locomobile's co-founders, John Brisben Walker, persuaded the Stanleys to sell him their steam car business. Walker then sold a half-interest in the new company to an asphalt millionaire, A.L. Barber. Locomobile took over Stanley's production line at Watertown, Massachusetts, renaming the little steamers 'Locomobile'. The two partners had a falling out within weeks and severed their business ties. Barber retained the Locomobile name and Watertown plant, and eventually acquired other factory locations. From 1900 production was transferred to Bridgeport, Connecticut and by 1902, more than 4,000 units had been manufactured.Many observers consider the Runabout the first mass-produced steam car, while noting that it was really a Stanley in all but name. It used a very simple motor that was directly attached to the axle sprocket. The chassis itself was basic as well; a wood frame and body with buggy-type suspension, spidery wire wheels and tiller steering.This Locomobile appears to date from later on in 1901 to judge from published material on their car numbers which cites cars for 1901 as running between 2401 and 4660. Its engine number dates from 1902.It would seem to be one of the more substantially bodied 'dos-a-dos' or back-to-back seating variants, which had more bodywork and distinctive looped handrails to the outside of the coachwork. Published advertising cites these as debuting in late 1901 for the following year, and to judge from surviving examples they are very few and far between, being seldom offered for sale. The Locomobile was acquired privately through dealer Charles Bronson and is understood to have been part of a package of cars that emerged from the Indianapolis Speedway Museum in the early 2010s. It was therefore almost certainly previously part of the Tony Hulman Early Wheels Collection in Terre Haute, Indianapolis, prior to their merging at the Speedway. Cars in that collection were generally acquired in adolescence of the hobby and so it is likely that even by then it has spent some 40-50 years housed at Indy. To judge from the way in which its paintwork is decorated it seems likely that it was used by Indy, or a former owner for promotional purposes, being copiously labelled for Richfield gasoline or 'ethyl'. From the aesthetics of its mechanics, it would appear not to have been run for a very long time. Steam cars are by their nature something that needs to be properly restored and exercised in order for their inherent power to be safe, so a comprehensive review of this car's running gear would be recommended prior to any use. The Locomobile has never been submitted to the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain for confirmation of its manufacture date, however its format is one that was not in production beyond 1902, and owing to its originality generally would comfortably place it within the coveted pre-1905 window required to participate in the famed London to Brighton Run in the UK. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 518
1907 Pope-Hartford Model L 25-30HP Raceabout Engine no. 3033298ci OHV Inline 4-Cylinder EngineSingle Pope Hartford Carburetorc.25hp3-Speed TransmissionSemi-Elliptic Leaf Spring Suspension2-Wheel Mechanical Brakes* In the present ownership since 2011* Great looking sporting Pope* Eligible for HCCA and Audrain Veteran Car Tour* Well setup for brass car events THE POPE-HARTFORDCol. Albert Pope was one of the celebrated industrialists of the post-civil war era, having created a highly successful bicycle empire that benefitted from the enormous bike craze of the late 1800s. By the end of the decade, Pope had consolidated over 40 bicycle manufacturers into his American Bicycle Company. The skill set and manufacturing capability of these companies gave Pope a strong basis to enter automobile manufacturing. Having seen that the bicycle craze would be supplanted by Automobiles, Pope began in the 1890s with the Columbia automobile. Primarily an electric car, it gave Pope a toehold in the new market. The Pope automobile empire would eventually include numerous brands including Pope-Tribune, Pope-Toledo, Pope-Robinson, Pope-Waverley and the most enduring, Pope-Hartford. The Pope-Hartford would be the only Pope brand built in the city of the company's headquarters in Hartford, Ct. Begun in 1904 with a single cylinder car, the brand built its first four in 1906 and the fours would be the engine that ultimately built the brands reputation.Pope-Hartford gained a reputation for being a reliable, well made and soundly engineered automobile. With the exception of the unusual-for-the-time overhead valve engine the cars were conservatively designed and that was no doubt a key to their reputation for durability. Pope-Hartford did participate in racing and most famously won the San Francisco 'free for all' in 1909 with a 40hp model. The event celebrated the 300th anniversary of Don Gaspar de Portola's discovery of the bay. The success at this event gave name to the body style Pope is most famous for the 'Portola Roadster'.Today few brass car brands enjoy the status Pope-Hartford does, coveted by brass car enthusiasts for their wonderful touring abilities. They are reliable, powerful, good –looking, and not too big. The late cars have the benefit of a four-speed transmissions and electric starting. Pope-Hartford is one of the only brass era marques that enjoys its own exclusive tour – the Pope Tour.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDThis sporting Pope was bought a dozen years ago for the collection, having previously resided with Neil Larosa in San Diego, California. In the current ownership it was regularly exercised an enjoyed, more often than not with the top discarded and stripped down to be more of a raceabout than a runabout. Such events are known to have included the Millers at Milwaukee gathering in 2012, where it was certainly a sight to behold. The Runabout is well equipped with a whole host of brass accessories, large Solar headlamps shine out front, sidelamps are mounted to the dash and an acetylene generator sits on the running board, as well as a large brass horn. Tucked away at the rear of the car are modern traffic signals also to aid touring. All of these serve to accent the car's rakish sporting bodywork which is finished in an attractive deep maroon coloring. Contrasting the coachwork are caramel colored leather bucket seats and third seat (with multiple handles to hold onto for that lucky passenger), and a light tan top. The Horseless Carriage Club Roster of 2006/7 lists this as the only Model L known to that club, they are certainly rare and have always been coveted motorcars, this is a great way to enter that fray. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 524
1906 Pope-Toledo Model XII 35/40HP Roi Des Belges Engine no. 35-40-1821352.8ci 4-Cylinder Engine35/40bhp3-Speed Sliding-Gear Manual Transmission with Double Chain DriveFront and Rear Semi-Elliptic Leaf SpringsRear-Wheel Drum Brakes*A well-known, largely original example with 1950s cosmetic restoration*Exceptionally beautiful, handsomely designed coachwork*Offered with a significant history and maintenance file*An outstanding early Brass Era car with power, quality, style and character'DON'T TAKE 'THE OTHER FELLOW'S' DUST''Buy a...Pope-Toledo, and your 'right of way' on any road, anywhere, will be absolute, supreme and acknowledged. It matters not what make 'the other fellow' drives, nor what price he paid, you can pass him if you want to. Isn't it a great satisfaction to know that your car has this quality – even though you do not want extreme speed? It is positive assurance of Power, Power at the Wheels, Power for Emergencies, Power for Hills, for Sand and Heavy Roads; Reserve Power, so that your engine is exerting itself scarcely more than idling when bowling along at a 30 mile clip.' There can be little doubt that the advertising copywriters knew how to summarize the essence of these majestic cars. Produced in Ohio from 1903 to 1909, the Pope-Toledo was in its time the peak of Colonel Albert Pope's Brass Era automotive empire, which produced fine cars in most all the major cities of the United States. It was noted for grand, almost baroque styling, with the largest models boasting ornate 'Roi-des-Belges' bodywork, quite literally a translation of 'King of Belgium' since this monarch was noted to favor this style of coachwork with tulip-like complex curves and dramatic swaging, atypical for this period. A particular aspect being that he preferred there to be a partition between the front seats, where many cars of this period simply carried a bench front seat, it was a characteristic that no doubt suggest that he liked to be firmly held in his seat when driving. And, given the sturdy, durable engineering and no small measure of power, that would have stopped him being 'thrown about' at speed!The 1906 Model XII was, in fact, among the most powerful automobiles then on the American road, challenging the famous offerings of Packard, Peerless, and even Thomas, with a 35hp four-cylinder engine and a three-speed sliding gear transmission, with a direct-drive 'speed gear' and double chain drive. It combined brawn and elegance as did few others of its time, and became one of the most respected and, today, sought-after early American automobiles.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDIn 1951, Bob and Herb Horn, recent emigres from Iowa, opened Horn Bros. Cars of Yesteryear in Sarasota, Florida. In an era when roadside car museums were the norm, the Horns filled their facility with some truly exceptional early automobiles. The museum was sold in the mid-1960s to Walter Bellm, who continued to operate it until the mid-1990s. In its heyday, Cars of Yesteryear was a fabulous, weird and wonderful place, with the great cars of the Brass and Classic Eras complemented by Bantams, a Lincoln designed for Jacqueline Kennedy, and microcars hung off the walls and ceiling.The Horns brought this Model XII with them from Iowa, based on the period Hawkeye State registration no. 4639 still attached, as well as the Iowa license plates with which it was photographed in the museum in-period, including an appearance on the cover of the December 1954 issue of Car Life. After nearly forty years in the museum, the car was sold by Mr. Bellm to Fred Weber of St. Louis, from whom it was acquired by Don C. Boulton in 1991.The car's present restoration hails from the Horn ownership and it maintains a good look for a car of its age. The red and black color scheme is well-suited to the ornate curves of the original body and bell-shaped radiator and is picked up by elaborate hand-laid striping. Clearly the work was largely cosmetic and the car beneath remains well-preserved, as it retains all of its gorgeous original trim and such often-lost original features as storage drawers under the driver's seats and additional compartments within the running boards. Leather aprons are mounted between the fenders and the body. The Selden plate is still attached, and the car carries its matching set of brass Solar model 626 cowl lamps, model 684 headlamps, model 404 tail lamp, and acetylene generator with pride. The dashboard boasts a Junghans 8-day clock, made in Germany, and a Jones 100 mph speedometer.Even the engine of this car is a work of mechanical art, with external overhead valve gear that is a joy to watch in operation. Certainly Mr. Boulton thought so, as after acquiring the Pope-Toledo he invested considerable time and money in returning it to operational condition. A significant file of restoration and repair receipts attests to this fact, and accompanies the Model XII along with two Pope-Toledo instruction manuals, many other documents and articles, and artifacts of its Horn Brothers and subsequently Bellm's ownership.The Pope-Toledo was one of the highlights of the Donald C. Boulton Collection at Bonhams dispersal sale in 2019 at Amelia Island. Father and son were enthusiastic attendees of the auction, they may well have been the first through the door of the first day of preview if memory serves the cataloguer right and were clearly determined to secure a car from that group. Ultimately, they settled on this fabulous Pope-Toledo as their souvenir of the day. Its transition would no doubt have been one that Mr. Boulton approved of, and as evidenced from the cars on offer today, it was a natural fit for the collection, where it sat alongside the later roadster of its same maker. In preparation for the sale, the car has received the care and attention that latterly had alluded its past two owners, the car has been sympathetically and carefully cleaned. The comprehensive set of brass work has been laboriously polished, and the car was checked over and made to run once again. The 1906 Pope is a remarkably original and certainly very rare survivor of this period of production. Its mechanical aspect is extremely powerful for its day, while atop the running gear is one of the most beautifully sculpted examples of coachwork of this period, with not a flat surface anywhere on the body. The Two Generations, Boulton Pope is as richly rewarding on the road as to look at. Its appearance on the market is only owing to the sad and untimely passing of its owners and it deserves to return to long term appreciative custody where it will unquestionably grace any collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 533
1930 Buick Series 60 Model 64 Sport Roadster Engine no. 2458372331.4 ci., SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine98bhp at 2,800rpm 3-Speed Manual Transmission4-Wheel Leaf Spring Suspension4-Wheel Drum Brakes*Rare example of GM Art and Colour sports design*Untouched, original example *Potential Preservation Class exhibitBUICKUnder the stewardship of General Motors' President William C. Durant, Buick production rose dramatically. The company introduced its first 6-cylinder car in 1914 and for a period in the 1920s the range would consist entirely of sixes. A detachable cylinder head, strengthened chassis and axles, and 4-wheel brakes were new introductions on the 6-cylinder line for 1924, the last year of Buick's base-model four. Replacing the latter for 1925, the Standard Six boasted a new, overhead-valve engine displacing 191cu in and producing 50bhp, while the larger Master Six came with a 255cu in, 70bhp unit. The duo was restyled for 1926 and given larger engines of 207 and 274cu in respectively and continued almost unaltered throughout 1927. For this season, the cars were visibly distinguishable by their slightly rounded radiator edges and on Fisher bodies such as this car, a dual swage molding.It was at this point that the Buick received the attention of rising star Harley Earl. Earl's mammoth contributions to General Motors' looks had begun with the LaSalle then the glorious post-1928 Cadillacs. He was on a roll when he began work on the new Buick line up, under the command of one of its most dynamic leaders, Harlow 'Red' Curtice. Curtice saw that Buick's slide was induced by complacency and their styling was looking old-fashioned, also he was keen to revamp the cars in an effort to purge unnecessary weight and to improve their performance. Their all-new line up debuted in 1929 and was the first series to have been styled in their entirety by the GM Art and Color Department, further improvements followed for 1930. THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDThe 1930 Model 64 was one of Buick's more racy models, the sport roadster, which arrived first this year and accounted for a mere 2006 units, a fraction of the 181,743 of all models shipped, making it relatively rare. They set their owners back some $1,585 in standard form, with the optional extras of wire wheels, chrome grille guard, side mounts, whitewall tires, luggage rack, fog lights and wind wings, almost all of which were clearly chosen by the first owner of this car. Buicks were certainly a focus of the collection, but this is by far the newest in this stable, 'new' being relative of course, and by time rather than condition. The car is an incredible example of its marque and model, a true time-warp car and in many respects, it is quite remarkable that it survives at all. It wears a New Jersey license plate for 1930, which seems likely to be original to the car and is a clue to its early history. Beyond this point, we are uncertain of its subsequent trail, until more recent times. However, regardless of any documented chain of ownership, the car and its condition speaks volumes about what that path might have amounted to, one would imagine a very limited number of custodians and most likely a long period of being laid up. That time would also more than likely have straddled the early days of the hobby through to more modern times, and in doing so eluded the former trends of restoring such cars. The car was formerly in the collection of James and Helen Staats of New Hope, PA, and carries a registration sticker for PA in 1981/2. The Staats being noted active HCCA and specifically Curved Dash Olds campaigners, it is likely that the shared admiration of 'CDO's' connected them with the father and son ownership of the Two Generations Collection. Clearly never having been restored, the car seems to retain its original paint, trim finishes and even its top. Its appeal is in the way in which it has weathered its 93 years, the paintwork in a khaki brown, pinstriped in red is worn in places, but still presentable, while it is the interior of both the driving compartment and the rumble seat is almost entirely intact and displays the materials with which these cars were built, but are rarely replicated when restored. The seats are in good order generally, and the driver's door has the provision of a panel behind which tools are stored, there are a couple of missing handles, but none that detract hugely from its overall presentation which with careful cleaning and preparation would no doubt enable the car to be welcomed in any of the popular preservation classes at concours events around the country. In its past tenures it has been neither altered nor restored, long may that continue... Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 65
A rare 'Ever Ready' dual instrument cluster by Auto Improvement Co of New York, patented 1906,brass cases comprising speedometer numbered 14351 (dial discolored with verdigris), 2 1/2 inches diameter, with matching 8 day clock and light, on angled mounting bracket. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 527
After Mary Stewart, Lady Elton (1773-1849), a rare set of three hand-coloured lithographs of views of Edinburgh, 1822, from Calton Hill, including a view showing tented enampments of troops assembled for the visit of George IV in 1822 and early topographical views of the development of the New Town, framed as one panorama, pub. Charles Hullmandel 1823, framed. Plates overall 26cm by 128cm. Note: Mary Stewart was the daughter of Sir William Stewart of Castle Stewart in Wigtonshire. Her Edinburgh panorama from Calton Hill was originally an edition of four lithographs (of which the subject lot are three), issued in a folio which could be later hand-coloured and framed.
Lot 860
Lambretta LD 150 AVV Scooter, 1958. Very Rare model. 150cc.Frame no. 307753Engine no. 315288Runs and rides, was rebuilt some years ago, one of approx only 4000 electric start models ever made and believed to be only a handful left. New battery. Comes with spare parts catalogue and " The Lambretta Serviceman's " book. Fitted with Lambretta's Varitronic ignition system.Reg. VXW 926. V5 and keys.
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