RM Auctions concluded its 2009 season on a high note in London, posting £10.9 million in total sales with a strong 87 percent of all lots sold at the third annual “Automobiles of London” event. Held in association with Sotheby’s, the single-day auction presented some 84 motor cars, consigned from 11 countries around the world, and 40 lots of automobilia, attracting strong international interest from bidders in the room, on the phone, and over the Internet.
A 1950 Aston Martin DB2 team car, VMF 64, with Le Mans and Mille Miglia provenance, set a new auction world record for an Aston Martin DB2, selling for £550,000. Top sale of the evening, however, was a 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster, the only right-hand-drive example built, which brought in £616,000.
The event also presented a fine selection of memorabilia and coach- built motorcars from the private collection of Mr. Edgar Schermerhorn. Headlined by a 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio that went for £440,000, the collection achieved a total sale value of £1.5 million.
