Maharaja Ranjitsinhji's Rolls-Royce will be auctioned in Britain. (Rolls-Royce Logo)
London:
A glamorous Rolls-Royce once commissioned by Maharaja Ranjitsinhji will go under the hammer for an estimated 70,000-90,000 pounds at an auction in Britain next month.
Records suggest that the Indian prince, who played cricket for England, first commissioned the car but died before receiving it.
The car was taken over by a scion of the Tate (& Lyle) sugar family, Amy Davies, who purchased it for her daughter, Elsie Partington.
The car will be a highlight of the H&H Classics' next sale, to be held on June 20 at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club meeting at Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
An unusual feature of the car's distinctive lines is the wraparound rear window treatment commonly seen on 'Maharaja cars' used for hunting tigers.
As a keen patron of the arts, Partington used the Rolls to carry many of the stars of the day, including actor and playwright Noel Coward, singer Gracie Fields, actor Douglas Fairbanks Junior and singer and composer Ivor Novello.
The stylish two-tone sedanca will be joined by a fine selection of other cars, predominantly Rolls-Royce and Bentley, including two 1920s Silver Ghost shooting brakes.
The Bentley MK V was one of the last cars built by the company before devoting its energies to building aero-engines for the war effort.
H&H's Sports Saloon by Park Ward (estimate 120,000 -140,000 pounds) dates from 1940 and is one of only 11 built, of which just seven are believed to exist today.
Records suggest that the Indian prince, who played cricket for England, first commissioned the car but died before receiving it.
The car was taken over by a scion of the Tate (& Lyle) sugar family, Amy Davies, who purchased it for her daughter, Elsie Partington.
The car will be a highlight of the H&H Classics' next sale, to be held on June 20 at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club meeting at Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
An unusual feature of the car's distinctive lines is the wraparound rear window treatment commonly seen on 'Maharaja cars' used for hunting tigers.
As a keen patron of the arts, Partington used the Rolls to carry many of the stars of the day, including actor and playwright Noel Coward, singer Gracie Fields, actor Douglas Fairbanks Junior and singer and composer Ivor Novello.
The stylish two-tone sedanca will be joined by a fine selection of other cars, predominantly Rolls-Royce and Bentley, including two 1920s Silver Ghost shooting brakes.
The Bentley MK V was one of the last cars built by the company before devoting its energies to building aero-engines for the war effort.
H&H's Sports Saloon by Park Ward (estimate 120,000 -140,000 pounds) dates from 1940 and is one of only 11 built, of which just seven are believed to exist today.
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