Artcurial held it’s annual Retromobile Auction on February 10th, 2017 in Paris and came away with some spectacular results.
Retromobile 2017 – the total sales of $37.7 Million (USD) for classic cars represented a +46% increase in sales compared to 2016. One of the stars was a concept car, the 1966 Ferrari Dino 206 P Berlinetta speciale, which brought in a world record price of $4.66 Million US including premium. This did not include the exceptional sale of a 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti that fetched a highest ever total auction price for a car in Europe at $32.1M € Euros. The promising results can conclude strong development for the fantastic Artcurial Motorcars event
This is the largest annual collectors’ car sale in continental Europe and saw 500 registered bidders in the room representing from all around the globe. Here are some of the events highlights:
The sale total for Classic cars 35 M €
+46% compared to 2016 (excluding exceptional lot)
Over 3,000 people in the saleroom
15,237 spectators on live Internet
500 bidders registered in the room
78% of lots sold
60% bought by international clients
18 nationalities represented
5 auction world records
62 lots sold above 100 000 € including 13 above 500 000 € and 7 over one million
3 collections sold
550 000 € raised for the charity La Bonne Etoile from Johnny Hallyday
For full auction results, details and information visit:
http://www.artcurial.com/en/departments/artcurial-motorcars/
