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Rising Value of Unrestored Cars
By Malcolm Welford, Vintage Car Specialist
Artcuriel
$5.8m For Roger Vadim’s Ferrari
February 07, 2012The fact that the 1959 Ferrari 250 California GT LWB that Artcuriel offered in Paris was once owned by famed French director—and former husband of Brigitte Bardot—Roger Vadim certainly didn’t diminish its value. This weekend a telephone bidder paid $5.8m for the silver Italian convertible at the Retromobile auction. The price was well above its $3.9-$5.3m estimate
Read more...Vintage Hermes In Paris
April 19, 2011For almost two centuries now, the name Hermes has conjured associations of supreme luxury. And exclusivity: Those who want an exotic skinned Birkin bag, for example, might have to wait for as long as six years. On May 11 in Paris, Artcurial will offer an alternative, an auction of Vintage Hermes bags, jewelry and accessories. The top lot is expected to be a pink gold “Torsade” bracelet with an interlacing diamond paved pattern, estimated at $71,700-$78,800.
Read more...Rare Bugatti & Presidential Limos In Paris
January 31, 2011Artcuriel’s collector car sale in Paris later this week features a remarkable mix of automobiles, from Charles de Gaulle’s Simca –one of fifteen Presidential limousines on offer—to the 1937 Bugatti 57C Atalante (est. $791,000-$1.1 million) once owned by Parisian circus impressario Jerome Medrano.
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