London, England, 8th November, 2022 |
RM Sotheby’s returned to London for its annual sale in the
capital city and concluded its best-ever result with the 16th
anniversary sale of what is its oldest annual European auction
fixture. The sale grossed £27,264,325 in sales with 83% of all
lots sold to bidders representing 35 countries. |
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The collection also featured three stunning Group B rally cars, all boasting incredible provenance. The 1982
Lancia 037 Group B Works Evolution 1 rally car was driven by rally superstars Markku Alén and Walter
Röhrl, selling for £1,045,625, while the other Lancia in the trio, the 1985 Lancia Delta S4 Group B Works
which won the 1986 Rallye Monte Carlo in the hands of Finnish rally legend Henri Toivonen, sold for
£1,636,250. Completing the lineup was the 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Group B Works, a highly
significant example driven by World Rally Champion Hannu Mikkola for the 1985 RAC Rally, which sold for
£1,805,000. All three cars represent auction record prices for such examples. |
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‘The Freddie Effect’ brings an amazing result for charity – RM Sotheby’s was delighted to sell Freddie
Mercury’s personal 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, which turned out to produce one of the night’s most
remarkable results. Owned by Mercury from 1979 to his untimely death in 1991, the car then passed to his
sister, who retained the car for many years. Sold to benefit the charity Superhumans of Ukraine, which is
raising funds to help build a brand-new hospital in the Lviv province of Ukraine, the car brought an astonishing
£286,250 against a pre-sale estimate of £20,000-£30,000, with all proceeds going to charity. |
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