A 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider sold for $4.2 million as the top result at the RM Sotheby's Villa Erba 2019 classic car auction. Diana Varga © 2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The top results at the RM Sotheby's Villa Erba 2019 sale were for two 1950s sports racing cars: €3,717,500 for a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider and €3,380,000 for a 1957 Porsche 550A Spyder. Three … [Read more...]
2019 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Sale (1950s Sports Racing Cars Announcement)
A 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider and a 1957 Porsche 550A Spyder are the lead cars for the 2019 RM Sotheby's Villa Erba sale in Italy. Chassis no. 0448 MD as seen in official Pinin Farina press photographs (Courtesy of Ferrari S.p.A.) RM Sotheby’s is announced of two important 1950s sports racing cars for the biennial Villa Erba sale, due to take place on 25 May 2019 … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Sale Results
A Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Goutte d’Eau Coupe sold for €3,360,000 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car auction. The highest price paid at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car auction was $3.8 million for a 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Goutte d’Eau Teardrop Coupé. The second-highest price paid at the sale was $3.4 million for the fabulous … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Sale Preview
Prewar classics, modern hypercars and supercars will be sold at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba classic car auction in Italy in May 2017. A 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo-Sport Avant-Garde with coachwork by Saoutchik is the lead car for the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car sale. Just over 60 lots will be on offer with 20 classic motorcycles joining a superb … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba (Mercedes Benz Torpedo Sport Announcement)
A 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo-Sport Avant-Garde is the star car on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car auction. The headline car at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 classic car auction is a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo-Sport Avant-Garde with coachwork by Saoutchik. It is the sole survivor of just three ever built and is expected to achieve … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba (Hypercars Announcement)
Three hypercars – a Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Weissach and McLaren P1 GTR – are on offer at the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba 2017 sale in Italy. RM Sotheby’s will become the first auction house ever to sell a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari, 2015 Porsche 918 Weissach and 2016 McLaren P1 GTR in the same auction. These three modern hypercars will join the list of around 50 cars and … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Sale (Highlights Announcement)
RM Sotheby’s announced Villa Erba 2017 sale highlights including an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750, Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Prototype, Talbot Lago, BMW 507 and a LaFerrari. RM Sotheby’s announced further highlights for the 2017 Villa Erba sale during the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como in Northern Italy in May 2017. In addition to the previously … [Read more...]
2017 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Auction (Talbot Lago Announcement)
A 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Coupé is the first highlight announced for the RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba classic car sale on Lake Como in Italy in May 2017. A sensationally beautiful 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS ‘Goutte d’Eau’ Coupé by Figoni et Falaschi leads early entries for the RM’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este sale to be held at Villa Erba on the shores of Lake Como in … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Auction Results
A 1952 Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta set a new model auction result when selling for €6.7 million at the 2015 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba classic car sale in Italy. Eleven cars sold for more than a million dollars including seven Ferraris but the two headline cars failed to clear the reserve margins: the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione and the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB … [Read more...]
2015 RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba Auction (Preview)
Two Ferrari 250 GTs headline the RM Sotheby’s classic car auction at Villa Erba during the 2015 Villa d’Este Concorse d’Eleganza on Lake Como in Italy: a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti (Estimate: Available Upon Request) and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti (est. €11,000,000 - €13,000,000). This biannual auction is often … [Read more...]
2013 Villa Erba Auction Results at Villa d’Este in Italy
1953 Ferrari 340/375 achieved over $12 million at the RM Auctions at Villa Erba (Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este) sale of historic and classic cars. Top results were achieved at the biannual Villa Erba auction of classic, historic, and super cars held in conjunction with the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on Lake Como in Italy. The 40 lots offered by RM … [Read more...]