No Owner Reserved Price (Lot number 64) – February 7th 2020

*Breaking News – Mariquita sells for far below estimate at 420,000 €

 

Classic Yacht Registry of Heritage: MARIQUITA

 

One of the most beautiful vintage yachts sailing today, was built for industrialist Arthur Stothert , MARIQUITA was designed by William Fife III, and built at Fairlie on the Clyde in 1911.

Prince Albert Edward having retired his yacht BRITANNIA from competition 1896, left a void in “Big Class” racing until MARIQUITA was launched in 1911, joining OCTAVIA, CORONA, and NORADA in this resurrected new class just before World War I.

The “Great 19s” brought an unexpected high level of close racing, sometimes finishing half day races within seconds of each other. As good as the racing was, with the threat of war in 1913, brought an immediate end of racing. OCTAVIA was first put up for sale, by her then owner William Burton, with MARIQUITA changing hands in 1915 , marking the official end of “Big Class” racing.

in 2001 Mariquita underwent a top-to-bottom restoration at Fairlie Restorations, at Port Hamble on the south coast of England, one of the best in the world. Nothing was too good for this yacht. The restoration took three years, finishing in 2004, with no concern to how many hours were spent on the project. The aim was to get as close to the original design as possible, with attention paid to every detail from the fittings on the deck to the interior decoration. Remembering that the first owner, Arthur K Stothert, had very strict ideas on this subject.

 

Event: Artcurial Rétromobile 2020 Sale

Item: Lot 64 / 1911 MARIQUITA by William Fife & Sons.
Date: February 5, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. / February 6, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. / February 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Retromobile Hall 2.2 Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles 75015 Paris France
Website: Artcurial MARIQUITA
Contact: Anne-Claire Mandine
Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 73
Email: motorcars@artcurial.com
Telephone Purchase Orders & Auctions
Kristina Vrzests
Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 51
Fax: +33 1 42 99 20 60
bids@artcurial.com

Exhibition reserved for Artcurial customers. In order to be able to ensure the safety of the cars on display and to comply with visitor flow security standards, Artcurial reserves the right to limit immediate access to its stand, depending on the crowds.

Terms of purchase: Download the Purchase Conditions https://www.artcurial.com/sites/default/files/2020-01/3980_CGV.pdf