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 696 - Cherished Registration 7126 RE, with retention...
Sold for £750
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 697 - Cherished Registration 3562R, with retention...
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 698 - 2002 Porsche 3.2 Boxter Registration Number:...
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £3,000 - £4,000
Lot 700 - 1976 MGB GT Registration number: TGR 848R Date...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 701 - 1955 Land Rover Series 1 Registration number:...
Sold for £4,300
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 702 - 2000 Mercedes SLK 320 Registration number:...
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £3,500 - £4,500
Lot 703 - 1959 Morgan 4/4 Series II Registration Number:...
Sold for £11,000
Estimated at £8,000 - £12,000
Lot 704 - 1997 Mazda MX-5 Harvard Special Edition- 3948...
Sold for £8,500
Estimated at £8,500 - £10,500
Lot 707 - 1990 Peugeot 205 GTI Formerly Owned by James...
Sold for £22,000
Estimated at £18,000 - £22,000
Lot 708 - Well Engineered 10 1/4" Gauge 0-4-0T Locomotive
Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 709 - Polly Model Engineering 5" Gauge Constructed Kit Molly Ann Locomotive
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 710 - Part Constructed 10 1/4" Gauge 0-8-0 Tender Locomotive
Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 713 - Polly Model Engineering 5" Gauge Constructed Kit Polly VI Locomotive
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 714 - Kit/Scratch Built 3 1/2" Gauge Royal Scot Locomotive LMS 6100
Not Sold
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 715 - Kit/Scratch Built Live Steam 5" Gauge Continental Outline Locomotive
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,000
Lot 717 - Finely Engineered 10 1/4" Gauge 0-4-2T Collett Class 14xx Locomotive
Sold for £18,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 718 - Well Engineered 10 1/4" Gauge 0-4-2 Locomotive Lion
Sold for £10,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 719 - Well Engineered Kit Built 7 1/4" Gauge Live Steam 0-6-0 Pannier Tank Locomotive
Sold for £5,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 720 - Finely Engineered Baldwin Locomotive Works 10 1/4" Gauge (Narrow Gauge) Locomotive 2015
Sold for £16,000
Estimated at £7,000 - £10,000
Lot 721 - Steam Traction World Kit Built 1:8 Scale Burrell 6NHP Traction Engine
Sold for £11,000
Estimated at £8,000 - £12,000
Lot 722 - Finely Engineered 10 1/4" Gauge 4-2-2 Stirling Single Class No.1 Locomotive
Not Sold
Estimated at £25,000 - £30,000
Lot 723 - K N Townsend Of Annan, Fife A Fine Model Of Steam Motor Launch Branksome
Sold for £7,200
Estimated at £7,000 - £10,000