Very RARE *Genuine* Rolls-Royce KNEELING Car Mascot 1930's 'SPIRIT of ECSTASY'

Description: Very RARE Vintage SPORTS CAR mascot for Rolls Royce Phantom III, Wraith, Silver Wraith, & Phantom IV cars* A highly-collectible ICONIC & Genuine Rolls-Royce KNEELING Car Mascot affectionately called "The Spirit of Ecstasy" Also called Eleanor, Silver Lady, or Flying Lady, she was designed by Sykes, a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, & carries with it a story about a secret passion between Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, & editor of The Car Illustrated magazine from 1902, & the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton Made ONLY 1933 to 1955 Various versions, produced from solid Nickel, Silver-plated Bronze, or Chrome-plated Brass Cast embossed with signature of designer C. Sykes on base Left wing marked Reg.Us. Pat. Off & under the right Trade Mark Reg. Post-1940 the kneeling mascots were made by Rolls-Royce themselves, their manufactured versions are unsigned, early post-war will have 2 wing markings later only 1 wing marked "Reg US Pat. Office" The stainless steel mascots were made with no markings or signature Some 1950's kneeling mascots are impressed around the base "Rolls Royce Motors Ltd." Most have never even seen a real Rolls Royce car, let alone been mounted on one, & driven about proudly advertising that most iconic & illustrious marque THIS ONE HAS! This is a GUARANTEED 100% GENUINE vintage R.R. Mascot Guaranteed to be-so "FOR LIFE" (With my usual full money-back purchase price & postage BOTH ways, so do please bid with confidence) A truly SUPERB display piece that will enhance any room, Bar, collection, Garage, Man Cave, or Museum Or REPLACE a missing R.R. mascot on your Rolls Royce, if some Toerag nicked yours? This could also make a SUPERB & truly UNIQUE GIFT BE ADVISED that sadly 99% of ALL Rolls-Royce mascots seen for sale on TM or WWW are reproductions, copies, or outright FAKES REPRODUCTIONS are now widely mass-produced in China, India, & Indonesia This MASCOT came with a large collection of Rolls Royce AND Bentley "stuff". I will be listing quite a few badges & Hood Ornaments I am just having to guess which car they were designed to grace Corrections or confirmation welcome 🙂 USED Mascot in reasonable condition AS SEEN IN MY IMAGES British-made Rolls-Royce car part NOT another Indian or Chinese made knock-off, copy, or fake. THIS ITEM is The REAL McCOY ONLY the CAR MASCOT is offered here. There is nothing else included no nuts, no car, no Rolls-Royce car manual. only the badge shown in the first and 2nd images I do have several other GENUINE Rolls-Royce badges and GENUINE Rolls-Royce MASCOTS (AKA "Hood Ornaments") to be listed soon These can be SEEN in the last image (They are NOT INCLUDED with this listing) THIS LISTING is for a SINGLE Hood Ornament or "Mascot" = the one shown in image # 1 POSTAGE (Sent Via online-tracked First Class AIRMAIL)Worldwide = US$49.90 Australia = US$38.90 We will happily COMBINE any purchases....... so that you pay only a single postage charge 🙂 PLEASE AWAIT my invoice if you do win more than one item? All my items are unconditionally guaranteed 100% GENUINE for life, that guarantee INCLUDES their cost of postage BOTH ways The "for life" part ? means that you cannot ask for a refund after you have died 🙂 Do please VIEW my ***26 + years *** FEEDBACK selling history on E-Bay !! Any questions? please message me well-prior to auction end-time (As I am in NEW ZEALAND in a Different Time-Zone) Postage Via TRACKED First Class Air Mail (8-12 DAYS) New Zealand residents FREE tracked delivery anywhere in New Zealand 🙂 But SORRY but you pay G.S.T. ("Goods and Services Tax") @ 15% on purchase price🙁 Because we must PAY G.S.T. on all locally-delivered eBay sales 🙁A GST receipt will be issued IF REQUESTED at time of payment? 🤑 Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 1075 USD

Location: Auckland (aprox. 12,000 "clicks" from USA)

End Time: 2024-11-18T04:06:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 49.9 USD