HSH Prince Albert III's of Monaco: Artcurial Motorcar Auction

1983 Mercedes 500 SEC HSH Rainier III’s personal car fetches 117 600 euros 4 times more then estimate

Lot 23 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC AMG s/n 126.04.412004784 Est. €15,000-25,000 sold €117,600

Hervé Poulain and Matthieu Lamoure, auctioneers for Artcurial Motorcars, took turns on the rostrum to wield the gavel for this ‘white glove’ sale, with 100% of the 38 lots changing hands for a sale total of €1,180,000. The majority of cars sold for at least double their estimates, with certain models achieving excellent prices : Prince Rainier’s personal car, the 1983 Mercedes 500 SEC, estimated at €15,000 – 25,000, sold €117,600 The 1930 Ford A Roadster, (estimate €14,000 – 18,000) sold for €62,600 The 1942 Dodge 4X4 Command Car (estimate €20,000 - 30 000), sold for €56, 300 The 1913 Panhard & Levassor X19 Roadster, (estimate €25,000 - 35,000) sold for €81,300 The 1907 Berliet C2 Double-Phaeton, (estimate €20,000 – 30,000), sold for €70,700 H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco asked Artcurial Motorcars to organise this unique sale of reserves from his Motor Car Collection, assembled by his father, Prince Rainier. A motor car enthusiast, Prince Rainier put together, over a period of more than thirty years, an important collection of classic cars, acquired as opportunities arose or through a personal interest. He assembled and restored some 100 vehicles, a large cross-section of models from the most illustrious European and American marques, which have all, in some way, shaped their era. Owing to a comprehensive reorganisation of the Collection, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and Artcurial Motorcars organised this exceptional sale of reserves from the Collection, on 26 July. READ FULL POST AND MORE HERE  Next Artcurial Motorcars sale :  Automobiles sur les Champs Elysées 4, 11 November at Artcurial, in Paris.