Outstanding auction of Concorde coins and aeronautical collectibles
the 3rd, 4th and 5th of November 2016 in Toulouse.
After the great success of the 2007 sale, the city of Toulouse, which saw the birth of the mythical European supersonic, will host a new exceptional auction of collector coins related to the Concorde, on 3, 4 and 5 November. Orchestrated by the Toulouse auctioneer Marc Labarbe, this sale will take place at the Saint-Aubin auction house, on the edge of the Canal du Midi, in the heart of the pink city.
Nearly 1,000 lots will be on sale, from instruments (anemometer, machmeter, flight horizon ...), mechanical parts or memories of the glorious era of the Concorde such as models or plates, up to more important pieces such as structural parts and seats, through an exceptional wooden supersonic model, signed by André Turcat, the first Concorde pilot.
Collectibles related to aviation and parts from other aircraft, no less prestigious, will also be on sale, such as Airbus A300 seats (the very first Airbus) or photos, models, or even bolts of Airbus A380 ...
Estimates range from 15 € for the smallest pieces (pins or pen holder) up to 10 000 € for the machmeter, passing by all the prices, according to which it is photographs, plans and sketches, books , or airplane parts, structural, electronic or mechanical ... Small budgets can be fun with a menu Concorde Air France illustrated by Christian Lacroix or Raymond Moretti (estimate 50-80 €) or a plate designed by Andrée Putman (150- 300 €) while the more daring ones will be able to buy a pair of armchairs, a tire or a sink of Concorde, very rare pieces, propitious to the most diverse creations, at a time when the industrial design is all the rage ...
All exhibits will be exhibited at the Saint-Aubin Auction House in the weeks preceding the sale.
Aviation enthusiasts, nostalgic of the beautiful white bird, lovers of beautiful objects, fans of design in search of original decorative objects, or simple curious ... through this exceptional sale, everyone can, according to his means, leave with a little part of the Concorde myth ...