LOT 141

A 'British Grand Prix Silverstone 1952' presentation sculpture awarded to driver Eric Thompson,

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Lot 141

A 'British Grand Prix Silverstone 1952' presentation sculpture awarded to driver Eric Thompson,

The Winter Automobilia Auction|16 December 2025, 13:10 GMT|Guildford

A 'British Grand Prix Silverstone 1952' presentation sculpture awarded to driver Eric Thompson,

the cold-painted bronze and resin composite sculpture by Martin Duffy, circa 1998, inscribed with initial 'M' to rear left side, in the form of Thompson's Connaught Type-A race car cockpit section painted British Racing Green and with race number 5, with figure of Eric Thompson at the wheel (wheel partially detached but present) in blue race helmet with celluloid visor and windscreen, the exhaust section detached but present and requiring re-fitting, the sculpture 37cm long, mounted on a wooden base with plaque inscribed with driver and race details, and with two plaques of Connaught race cars in relief to each side, standing 31cm high overall; offered together with a 24-Hours Le Mans 90th Anniversary 'Drivers Hall of Fame' award by J.P.Leconte of Paris, a gilt metal '24' award on black wooden base with plaque to edge of base, awarded to Eric Thompson in 2013 in tribute to his Le Mans racing career, 20cm high.
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Footnotes

Eric Thompson finished in 5th place in the Lea-Francis engined works Connaught Type-A securing 2 points at the 5th RAC British Grand Prix Formula 2 race event held at the Silverstone Circuit on 19th July 1952.

According to information supplied by the vendor, this sculpture was commissioned circa 1998 by Mr & Mrs Lloyd, and in celebration of Eric Thompson's 70th birthday. Mr Lloyd was chairman of LLoyd-Thompson (later Jardine Lloyd Thompson) founded by previous chairman Eric with Peter Lloyd in 1982.

Offered from the Estate of Aston Martin and Connaught racing driver, the Late Eric Thompson (1919-2015).

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