At the London sale on 11th June, the top lot of the auction was the sports racing Jaguar D-type, chassis number XKD 530, which was sold new to Norway and raced as part of the Scuderia Askolin. It was bought for £357,250 by the owner of the ‘second’ car, so the two will now be reunited.

But perhaps the most exceptional result of the evening was the £159,250 achieved for H.R.H. Prince Michael of Kent’s magnificent 1981 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI limousine - more than triple the pre-sale estimate. In total, over £850,000 worth of cars and automobilia were sold.

Please note:

Top Ten Results; London, 11th June 2002 (prices in sterling include the buyer's premium and are rounded to the nearest pound)

1956 Jaguar D-type Sports Racing Car (ex-Kurt Lincoln, Timo Makinen, Scuderia Askolin)357250 1981 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine (the property of H.R.H. Prince Michael of Kent)159250 1959 Lotus Elite Sports Coupé44650 1961 Bentley S2 2 Door Continental31725 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Saloon24087 1954 Bentley R-type Convertible23500 1951 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Saloon23500 1964 Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII Roadster21150 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon (formerly the Property of Rolls-Royce Ltd)16450 1975 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible15275