Goggles believed to be worn by racing legend Sir Stirling Moss already at £3,400 with a couple days left at auction. Strong price, particularly without clear provenance, but a very cool piece
I'm always browsing auction catalogues and frequently come across rare and unique items - I'll start sharing some of these finds with the Mantel community - it's genuinely amazing the pieces of history that come to auction
I collected and sold auto racing books, mostly Formula 1 and once bought a collection from Stirling Moss' personal library that included signed bookplates...however this was a newly released book in the late 80s that I got