1951 Bentley MK VI Four Door Sports Saloon

1951 Bentley MK VI Four Door Sports Saloon

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£24,500.00

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Snippets: Coco Chanel Connection B24LJ was ordered by B. E. Suckling of the Silversmith firm of William Suckling Ltd. The firm was started by William Suckling (1844/1900) as a manufacturer of electroplate which expanded into bronze gongs! William died in 1900 leaving his widow Maria with a company to run and 3 young sons William 19, Joseph 17 & Charles 15 to bring up. By the time she died in 1934 the company had expanded into silverware becoming well known for their cruet sets, flatware, cigarette boxes selling to the UK and abroad. During WWII Suckling produced bomb fuses and became the largest suppliers of complete Fuse Bombs of every dimension and description. These fuses weighed about 2lbs each and were made up of some 20 individual parts involving 10 individual machining operations, Sucklings also produced steel & aluminium drums used by aircraft during night-flying, all of these consignments had to withstand the damp and humid conditions of the Far East which added to the production issues. By the time Sucklings ceased trading in the 1960s they had become associated with other high quality companies including Wm. Neale & Sons, E J Trevitt & Sons & W G Sothers Ltd all of Birmingham. By 1959 B24LJ was with Mrs Ann Holland Martin of Conderton Manor in Tewksbury. Ann Holland Martin was the eldest daughter of the wealthy Capt. Arthur (Boy) Capel, ship-owner, politician, polo player and recipient of Legion of Honour. In spite of his wealth and business acumen Boy was best known for being the paramour of the fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel who he was travelling to see when his car crashed and he was killed outright. Anne was just 6 months old when her father died and her younger sister June was born 6 months after Boy's death. Ann married George Ward, 1st Viscount of Ward of Witley, their children included a daughter Georgina - an actress whose had TV roles in Emergency Ward 10, the Avengers, Pride & Prejudice & was in the case of The Man who Finally Died and Clinic Exclusive.

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