The Brian Elliott Collection of Scratch Built Live Steam Fine Scale Models will be the star of Tennants Auctioneers’ Summer Transport Sale. Brian Elliott of West Yorkshire ran his family’s brick manufacturing business, and since childhood he had had a passion for building model trains.
Over the years his skill and knowledge grew, alongside the size of the model locomotives and steam engines he built. He was fascinated by the planning, designing and technical precision needed to make such fine models, his enthusiasm and ability shining through in the beautifully engineered and well-built models.
Many of the models on offer in the sale are beautifully rendered copies of real locomotive engines and traction engines, including the highlight of the sale a 10 ¼” Gauge 4-2-2 Stirling Single Class No. 1 Locomotive, finished in green as the Great Northern Railway No. 1.
Anthony Coulls, Senior Curator at the National Railway Museum, York says of the collection: “It is a rare privilege to see a collection of quality locomotive models so well engineered and finished as these. The Stirling Single is the second largest model of its type ever to have been made and is a sight to behold, as much a thing of joy for its creator, Mr Elliott, as the original would have been for Patrick Stirling back in 1870. I am sure it will find an appropriate and loving home.”
Highlights from the rest of the sale include a 1990 Peugeot 205 GTI, once owned by Alf Wight OBE, also known as James Herriot. The Peugeot has only just over 30,000 miles on the clock, and the classic collector’s vehicle will be offered with an estimate of £18,000-22,000. Amongst the other vehicles in the sale is a good 1958 Morgan 4/4 Series II in British racing green on offer with an estimate of £8,000-12,000, which has been in the possession of the same local owner since 1967, and a good selection of motorcycles including a 1952 Triumph T100 on offer with an estimate of £5,000-6,000. The sale will also include a wide range of cherished number plates, automobilia including a Lalique Coq Nain Glass Car Mascot, Shell Petrol Pump Globes, Enamel Signs, and model vehicles.
Please note that sizes of mascots exclude any stands.
Lot 624 - Shipping Related A Collection Of Records Of Voyages To The Bahamas
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 626 - York On The London & North Eastern Railway Poster (Fred Taylor)
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 628 - General Service English Wall Pictures: Five Poster (Elizabeth Skilton)
Not Sold
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 630 - Unmade Kit Of Durham & North Yorkshire Traction Engine 2" Scale
Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 635 - Quantity Of Assorted Large Gauge Locomotive Parts And Spares
Sold for £300
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 644 - Kit/Scratch Built GWR (ex B&ER) Class 2001 4-2-2 Locomotive
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 645 - Kit/Scratch Built 3 3/4" Gauge Live Steam Atlantic Locomotive
Sold for £420
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 660 - York - Local Government Centenary Poster (Fred Taylor)
Sold for £550
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 661 - Historic Steam Models (Vision Engineering Ltd) York-Bolton Mill Engine & Steam Plant
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 680 - Triumph T21 3TA 1964 Registration: CBU 226B...
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £3,500
Lot 681 - Triumph T120 Bonneville 1965 Registration No:...
Sold for £3,600
Estimated at £3,000 - £3,500
Lot 683 - 1970 Triumph T100 Frame No: T100 08135 Engine...
Sold for £3,900
Estimated at £3,500 - £4,000
Lot 685 - 1970 Triumph T120R Frame No: JD58048 T120R...
Sold for £4,800
Estimated at £4,200 - £4,800
Lot 686 - 1956 Triumph TR6 Frame No: 013795 Engine No:...
Sold for £6,200
Estimated at £4,500 - £5,000
Lot 687 - Triumph T100/TR5 Frame No: T100 69114 Engine...
Sold for £4,100
Estimated at £4,500 - £5,500
Lot 688 - BSA Super Rocket A10SR Frame No: FA7 13459...
Sold for £5,200
Estimated at £4,500 - £5,000
Lot 689 - 1952 Triumph T100 Frame No: Un Found Engine No:...
Sold for £4,800
Estimated at £5,000 - £6,000