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'Rally du Mont Blanc' after August Hannessen, circa 1928, bronze

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Lot 215†

'Rally du Mont Blanc' after August Hannessen, circa 1928, bronze

Goodwood Revival Automobilia Online|16 September 2024, 15:36 BST|Guildford

'Rally du Mont Blanc' after August Hannessen, circa 1928, bronze

a fine quality, large bronze motoring trophy, signed AUGUST HANNESSEN to the reverse, depicting a Bugatti Type 35 beneath a ceremonial archway with 'Rallye du Mont Blanc' cast into the bronze, 30cm high.

Footnotes

Automobile rallies have been held in the Alps since as early as 1906, with various wartime intervals. The Tour du Mont Blanc, as it is known today, is held each September, taking in some of the most scenic and demanding roads in the French, Swiss and Italian Alps.
Illustrated: 'The Motor Car in Art', by John Zolomij, page 130

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