Bonhams to Sell Maharaja’s Tiger Hunting Rolls Royce

artwork: A custom built Rolls-Royce car made for a tiger-hunting Indian Maharaja, which is scheduled to be auctioned in August. The bespoke Rolls-Royce is expected to sell for more than 600,000 pounds sterling (one million US). The 1925 New Phantom is fitted out all kinds of tiger hunting equipment. - Photo / Bonhams.


SAN FRANCISCO.- A truly unique, handmade automobile will be auctioned by Bonhams at its forthcoming Quail Lodge sale, held each August in Carmel, California during the world-famous Pebble Beach Car Week. The custom-made 1925 Rolls-Royce New Phantom was originally commissioned by Sahib Bahadur of India, officially known as Umed Singh II, Maharaja of Kotah, for the purpose of tiger hunting. The Rolls-Royce Limited company–then in Derby, England– employed preferred coachbuilders Barker & Company of London who created the highly specialized and bespoke Sports Touring body for His Highness the Maharaja. It is estimated to sell for $750,000 to $1,000,000.

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