Ten days ago, our Spring Sale took place, organised by the Classic Car department at Aguttes. Over the two public viewing days, enthusiasts could admire the 58 Formula 1 helmets and 64 cars listed in the catalogue. Taking into account the exceptional measures implemented by the government on the evening of Saturday 14 March, the Aguttes on Wheels team demonstrated tremendous resourcefulness and adaptability to ensure that the sale planned for the next day could still go ahead. This finally took place behind closed doors and bids were accepted by Maître Aguttes exclusively online or over the phone.

2011 - Sebastian Vettel – ARAI – official helmet worn and signed by the driver – sold 18 720 € VAT Inc.
 

At the end of the auction, the arrangements put in place by Aguttes’ entire team appeared to have paid off. There was no shortage of bidders, as the fine results of the sale of Automobilia showed, with 100% of the helmets sold, reaching a total of 146,340 €, almost three times the amount estimated. After a brief pause, the sale of 64 classic cars began. The first of the three parts of the sale was a resounding success, with 21 lots sold out of the 24 on offer. The first part included in particular the Francis Staub collection, with its nine Facel Vegas, the ex-Claude François Mercedes 450 SLC and the Ferrari 400i once owned by the former Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter. The Staub collection from Alsace achieved a very creditable 17/20 as it went under the hammer, and two further lots were sold after the auction, bringing the total sale rate to 95%! The Facel II which was not part of the Staub collection sold for 336,600 € including sale fees.
 

Francis Staub collection – 95%  lots sold l 1962 – Facel Vega Facel II – est. 290 000 – 340 000 € - sold 336 600 € VAT Inc.

The auction continued, making way for the modern classics, before returning to a succession of unmissable models from the 1950s and 1960s, and even some cars from before the war. Among the results which will stay in our minds are the 72,280 € achieved by the D’Yrsan Course from 1923 (est. 45,000 – 65,000 €), the 64,992 € attained by the Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider (est. 60,000 – 80,000 €) or the fine result of the Porsche 356 SC, which sold for 82,900 € including sale fees (est. 60,000 – 80,000 €). The eagerly awaited collection of the late Jean Brandenburg could at last be presented. The first car on which bids were taken, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint 1600 GT, found a buyer (at 44,781 €), as did the Porsche 997 Targa 4S. The centrepiece of the Swiss collection, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca, was universally acclaimed and changed hands for 670,380 €. It will remain in France and will soon resume its outstanding sporting career in the major events in the historic motorsport calendar.
 

1962 – Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca #00197 – est. 550 000 – 750 000 € - sold 670 380 € VAT Inc.
 

After more than three hours, the Spring Sale drew to a close, with a satisfactory result of 62% of all lots sold, for a total of nearly 2.6M € including taxes, but excluding Automobilia.


Private treaty sales

Although it was a success, the auction held on 15 March saw some lots go unsold as they failed to attract high enough bids. The Classic Car department at Aguttes therefore gives you the opportunity to make up for this and acquire one of these cars. Among them are the Jaguar E-Type 3.8 FIA Coupé, the Chevron B8, the Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge Stradale or the Alpine A310 GTP known as the ”Poisson Dieppois”. To receive the list of cars which remain available for purchase or to find out more about the arrangements to buy one of them, please contact the department directly by email at voitures@aguttes.com or by phone (Gautier Rossignol: +33.616.914.228 – Clément Papin: +33.760.781.018 – Paul-Emile Coignet: +33.6.4.307.775).
 

1968 – Chevron B8 BMW #CH-DBE-63 – price on request
1974 – Alpine A310 V6 « Poisson Dieppois » ex-24h of Le Mans 1977 and 1978 – price on request
2004 – Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge Stradale – price on request

Coming up: two 100% online auctions of Automobilia

During this exceptional lockdown period, the Aguttes on Wheels team remains at your disposal and has adapted its service to offer you two online auctions of Automobilia in quick succession. The first will go online on Thursday 26 March at 5PM for a duration of 8 days, closing on Tuesday 2 April at the same time. This first sale will give pride of place to the continuation of Jean Brandenburg’s collection and will feature 22 Formula 1 helmets and a large number of scale models and dioramas, as well as several original artworks devoted to motorsport.

A second online auction will be held during April, with further information to follow separately. In the meantime, please register without delay on our site www.online.aguttes.com, so that you can be the first to place your bid from 5PM this Thursday!

Finally, the Classic Cars department at Aguttes is already hard at work organising its next public auction, which should be held before August in Paris. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss this.

Contact Online Only Auction : Clément Papin - + 33 (0)7 60 78 10 18 - papin@aguttes.com
Expert : Gautier Rossignol - +33 (0)6 16 91 42 28 - rossignol@aguttes.com
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