On September 3rd 2022, Charlie was delighted to once again take to the rostrum at Hampton Court Palace to conduct The London Auction, the second-ever live sale in the UK by internationally acclaimed auction house and official partner of the Concours of Elegance, Gooding & Company.
The auction, conducted on the historic grounds of Hampton Court Palace, resulted in sales of rare vintage cars exceeding £22 million, with seven of the 39 lots achieving over £1 million, including a 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet sold for over £2.9 million, a 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder (found in a family barn) sold for over £2 million, and a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ sold for over £1.1 million – the highest price ever achieved for a Giulia, setting a new world record.
The highlight of the auction was by far the sale of the weekend’s star car, a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione with well-documented race history, which sold for a staggering £7,762,500.
Gooding & Company President and Founder, David Gooding, had this to say about the auction:
“[…] our second-ever live auction abroad was a great success. The UK team, led by Charlie Ross and Joe Twyman, did an incredible job, and we achieved quite a number of remarkable sales. We look forward to our return to the UK for our London Auction in 2023.”
You can read the full report from The London Auction 2022 on the Gooding & Company website.
Images courtesy of Gooding & Company, 2022.
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