
Monday 10th February 2025
The 2025 Paris auctions: Artcurial’s Saturday sale
Saturday is always a lower-key affair for auctions during Rétromobile week: the big-hitters have generally gone home and it’s a weekend of mostly local action. As part of a big catalogue of motorbikes and automobilia, home side Artcurial did, though, offer 14 lots headlined by a 1995 Bugatti E...

Friday 7th February 2025
The 2025 Paris auctions: Artcurial’s Friday sale
Local heroes Artcurial have just wrapped up proceedings in a distant hall on the main Rétromobile exhibition complex. As ever, things are never over until they are over, but working with on-the-night figures we anticipate a likely gross for the 1...
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Thursday 6th February 2025
The 2025 Paris auctions: Bonhams at the Grand Palais
The Brits returned to a familiar location today, the Parisian landmark that is the Grand Palais, recently refurbished for the 2024 Olympics. Despite a last-minute change forced on them by the authorities to conduct the event in a smart gallery nex...
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Thursday 6th February 2025
The 2025 Paris auctions: RM’s closes out two-day event
The Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 LM deservedly took the headlines last night, but before Lot 262 was bought for €34.9m all-in, 36 other classics came up for sale. In an uncharacteristically subdued event for the Canadian giant, only 23 sold, with...
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Wednesday 5th February 2025
Le Mans winning Ferrari 250 LM sells for €34.9m ($36.4m)
The last ‘Enzo-era’ Ferrari to take the chequered flag at the iconic 24-hour race has just been sold by RM Sotheby’s in Paris for €34,880,000 all-in, around $36.4m on the night.
An informal poll among market pundits at Rétromobile ha...
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Tuesday 4th February 2025
The 2025 Paris auctions: RM’s opening day grosses €13.6m
The Canadians were first out of the blocks in Paris selling 73 cars, all consigned at No Reserve, for a total with premium of €13,644,540. Nearly two thirds failed to meet lower estimate, the main exceptions being more modern Porsches.
The ...
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Monday 3rd February 2025
The 2025 Paris auctions: what to expect
It’s the start of the European motoring season and THE show of its kind, more cultural and upmarket than others: Rétromobile is one of the few that also attracts some of the big American collectors. “Honey, how about a weekend in Paris?” is...
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