Automobilia
TRANSPORT NOSTALGIA: GW Railwayana Auctions, Pershore High School, Worcestershire, 17 March It was worth staying to the end of the Railwayana, Advertising, Poster and Motoring Auction at Pershore on Saturday, 17 March, as that was where you could find some particularly fine automobilia items among the 560 lots of mainly rail-related offerings.
Of the City of London EC3 china glass street signs in their original zinc-plated steel frames in this event, the St Mary Axe example was the best seller at a hammer price of £460, with Lombard Court following at £380, and Billiter Square at £260. A more modern City of Westminster Derby Gate SW1 enamel sign was sold for £50.
Two enamel motoring advertising signs that performed well were a good condition Castrol Wakefield Motor Oil British Owned example and a green and white Power Petrol, that made £280 each. A Firestone Tyres ‘Most miles per shilling’ England and Wales road map enamel sign was away for £220, likewise an Avon British Tyres advertising enamel. A Lodge Plugs example made £150, while a Gargoyle Mobiloil Vacuum Oil Company sign reached £140.
Six petrol cans – three restored and three in original condition – made £200, with the selection including BP Shell-Mex, Esso, National Benzole, Pratts, Redline and Shell Motor Spirit.
A Shell petrol globe reached £150, a circular enamel Guaranteed Esso Petrols sign sold for £180, while a double-sided RAC sign realised £120.
Also in this sale there were several bus-related signs and posters, plus – for the commercial vehicle fans – a framed and glazed Pickfords Depositories poster that sold for £170.
The next GW Railwayana transport collectors’ sale at Pershore will be held on Saturday, 14 July.
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