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Auction Name Beaulieu: The Beaulier Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia Total Sales (GBP) 70,297.60
Auction Date September 05, 2025 - September 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 36,620.00
Sale Number #30971 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 53,210.00
Total Lots 140
Sold Lots 136 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 42,920.00
% of Lots Sold 97.14% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 61,760.00
Unsold Lots 4 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 113.82%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
260

A 'BP Motor Spirit' Union Jack double-sided flange-mounted enamel sign, 1922,

 1922 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 3,200.00
34

A Sean Connery James Bond 'Goldfinger' Aston Martin DB5 framed display with signature,

 GBP 700.00 - 900.00 GBP 2,816.00
54

Shell -- 'Grand Prix de Vichy 1934 1er Comte Trossi sur Alfa-Romeo' after Georges Hamel (GEO HAM, French, 1900 - 1972),

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 2,816.00
53

Castrol - Le nouveau Record du Monde de L'Heure' poster after artwork by Jean Pillod, French, 1933,

 1933 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 2,560.00
258

A 'Studebaker Automobile Service' double-sided enamel sign, American,

 by L.D.Nelke Signs, NY GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 2,176.00
297

A Michelin cycle tyres tin sign, French, 1932,

 1932 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,664.00
177

A 'City & South London Railway Company' brass name-plaque sign, early 20th Century,

 early 20th Century, GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 1,536.00
179

An enamel 'totem' sign for 'Brooklands' railway station,

 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,536.00
288

An embossed Michelin sign, French, 1935,

 1935 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 1,536.00
301

A 'Rolls-Royce Limited by Royal Appointment' cast bronze sign,

 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,536.00
4 Michael Hay:

Bentley - The Vintage Years; a leather-bound signed Special limited edition,

 1986 GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,408.00
22

An Eight Litre Bentley instruction book,

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 1,280.00
56

A Cognac Rouyer advertising poster, French, March 1945

 1945 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,216.00
3 W.O.Bentley:

An Illustrated History of The Bentley Car; an author signed limited edition,

 1964 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,152.00
245

Two wall-mounting double-sided enamel signs,

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 1,088.00
268

A large Michelin enamel sign, Belgian, 1958,

 1958 GBP 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 GBP 1,024.00
253

A Michelin shield-shaped enamel sign, French, 1964,

 1964 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 960.00
51

Castrol - Record du Monde de Distance par Rossi et Codos' poster, French, 1933.

 1933 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 896.00
52

Castrol - Speed on Land Achievements' poster, after artwork by Jean Pillod, French, circa 1935,

 circa 1935, GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 896.00
63

A Michelin motorcycle tyres advertising poster, Italian, 1959,

 1959 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 896.00
33

A Michael Caine 'Italian Job' Aston Martin DB4 framed display with signature,

 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 832.00
278

Two Jaguar/Daimler advertising signs,

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 832.00
299

A large shield-shaped Michelin illuminated sign, French, 1983

 1983 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 832.00
302

A rare Cartes Michelin printed tin sign, 1920s,

 1920s GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 832.00
264

A 'Michelin Pneus Tracteurs' shield-shaped enamel sign, French,

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 768.00
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