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← Sporting Memorabilia 4th & 5th November 2019

Ken Rush original illustrations of five Formula 1 World Championship-winning designs, comprising the 1958 Vanwall, 1959-60 Cooper-Climax, 1962 BRM, 19

Hammer Price:
£340
Estimated Price:

£400 - £600

Ken Rush original illustrations of five Formula 1 World Championship-winning designs, comprising the 1958 Vanwall, 1959-60 Cooper-Climax, 1962 BRM, 1967 Brabham-Repco, 1972 Lotus-Cosworth, watercolour with airbrush and mixed media, four framed & glazed, each 32 by 42cm. (5) The Vanwall artwork is similar to that produced by the artist for Brooke Bond Tea's 'History of the Motor Car' collectors' card series published in 1968, while the other works may have been preliminaries for this or another possible project. As removed from the office walls of the last Vandervell Products Ltd M.D. in Maidenhead, following the death of its founder and creator of the Vanwall team, Tony Vandervell, and the company's acquisition by the GKN Group in 1967, prior to its closure in 1997.