Bonhams & Butterfields Quail Lodge Classic Auto Sale
Published September 13th, 2006
Bonhams & Butterfields’ ninth annual sale of collectors’ motorcars and automobilia last month at the Quail Lodge resort brought a record $12,930,386. This strong result was fueled by dynamic bidding duels between predominantly private buyers — rather than members of the trade — and, according to the auctioneers, confirms the continuing strength of both the American and European enthusiast markets at almost every price level.
Bonhams’ success yet again emphasized this international auction group’s marketing capabilities across the widest range of collectible cars and automobilia — from the muscular sports-racing and competition cars (upon which Bonhams’ record growth in recent years has largely been founded), through the automotive haute couture of the great American and European marques of the 1920s and 1930s, to the fine arts and crafts of collectible trophies, paintings, posters and mascots.
