GARDEN PARTY IN SAINT TROPEZ

 GARDEN PARTY IN SAINT TROPEZ

Artcurial Motorcars presents "Garden Party in Saint-Tropez", an exceptional auction to be held on 29 June at the prestigious Saint-Tropez Golf Club in Gassin.

Following a ‘white glove’ sale in Monaco for The W Collection: From Stockholm to Monaco, which fetched over €30 million, this new event will once again bring together enthusiasts and collectors on Saturday 29 of June.

This new ‘Garden party in Saint-Tropez’ auction will be held on the exceptional Saint-Tropez golf club. The 100 cars selected will be displayed on the green in the style of a ‘Concours d'élégance’ and the sale will take place in the splendid Orangeraie.

Estimated at around 15 million euros, this collection of 100 cars includes some exceptional models and is unprecedented on the market.

An exceptional French collection, never before seen at auction. From a very important French collection, the Golf Club de Saint-Tropez will host the complete range of Mercedes Benz SL cabriolet models, starting with the 1958 300 SL Roadster (est. €900,000 - €1,100,000) and all models up to the present day, including the rarest and most sought-after AMG and Brabus models (est. €320,000 - €380,000). Most of these SLs have very low mileage and are all serviced by the same maintained by the same dealer. This line of convertibles has become legendary at Mercedes and has brought with it a reputation for excellence and unrivalled exclusivity.

 A prestigious collection of Alfa Romeo cars

A 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (est. €700,000 - €1,000,000) sold new by SOFAR in France. Its limpid history comes from a French collection of an enthusiast who took part in several rallies 

including the Tour Auto.

- From the same collection comes a 2008 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupé, produced in only 500 examples, first-hand, originally French and with only 15,000 km on the clock!

- Now that we have the 8C Coupé, we had to include the 8C Spider with its 

10,000 original km, first-hand and French! 

- A supercharged saloon, the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTam, will also complete this exceptional line-up from Turin! 

The 18 Ferraris and other models

No fewer than 18 classic and more modern Ferraris will be presented in this exclusive sale.

- From the prestigious Jean-Pierre Slavic Collection, a great enthusiast of the Prancing Horse marque, a Ferrari 330 GTC in exceptional original condition and a fully restored Ferrari 250 GTE; both certified by Ferrari Classiche. The classics include a uniquely coloured Dino 246 GT, one of only 52 to leave the factory in this shade of Blu Chiarro Metallizzato, and a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, Blu Sera metallizzato (est. €600,000- 800,000) bought new by Giancarlo Gagliardi, F1 and endurance driver for NART and the Filipinetti stable.

- More recent examples include an SF90 Stradale and a 599 GTO, as well as a grey Ferrari 550 Maranello (est. €250,000-€450,000) with Cartier leather interior, once owned by Michael Schumacher and with only 10,000 original km. 

- The sale will open with 15 Automobilia lots linked to the former F1 champion. 

- From the Renault Classic collection, and to celebrate the Olympic Games in France, the Renault R25 V6 Injection used by Jean-Claude Killy for the Albertville Olympic Games in 1992 will be presented, with 30,000 original km and registered ‘1 JO 73’!

Auction: Saturday 29 June at 5pm

Public exhibition: Friday 28 June from 10am to 8pm and Saturday 29 June from 10am to 5pm