Yesterday, on Friday October the 30th was hosted 13th annual RM Sotheby’s London auction at Olympia London with sales totaling £9.4 million and 72 percent of all lots sold.
Many of the cars offered at Olympia, in West Kensington, achieved strong prices with a Lancia Delta S4 Rally and Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series in particular securing worthy results.
A further highlight was the nine-lot Forests Collection that pulled in over £500,000 for a worthy environmental cause. Bidding was strong throughout the sale on the telephone desks, online and from within the packed auction room, with bidders representing no less than 33 countries.
This year’s London auction also represented an evening of great success for cars offered for charity. The Forests Collection, a charity consignment of eight cars and one Harley-Davidson motorcycle, brought in over £500,000 with proceeds to be donated to the Trillion Trees environmental cause. The grouping of vehicles was led by a 2001 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (£172,500), also including a 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 in Sepia Brown (£115,000) and a 1991 BMW M3 (£57,500), among other lots, representing a real variety on the night.
Here are some of RM Sotheby’s London Top Sales
| 1. Lot 176 | 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S | £1,248,125 |
| 10. Lot 157 | 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300 CE 6.0 AMG ‘Hammer’ | £207,000 |
| 2. Lot 152 | 1985 Lancia Delta S4 Rally | £764,375 |
| 4. Lot 131 | 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series I | £404,375 |
RM Sotheby’s concludes its 2019 auction calendar next month in Abu Dhabi, hosting a highly anticipated sale at the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019 set at Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE—a global auction in collaboration with Formula 1®. Key highlights include a 2002 Ferrari F2002 that steered Michael Schumacher to three victories during that year’s racing season, including first-place finishes at Imola, Zeltweg and Magny Cours, the last of which would secure the German driver his fifth World Drivers’ Championship title. Other key cars include a 1990 Ferrari F40 fully restored by specialists in Italy and autographed by Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel, and a 2011 Aston Martin One-77, offered without reserve in partnership with Auction4Wildlife to benefit African Parks.
