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Thinking of selling? Get a free auction estimate by submitting your item online or contacting your local Bonhams. With specialists based in towns and cities worldwide, we are your local auction house.
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Through the acquisition of Butterfields in 2002, Bonhams has now served the Bay Area for a total of 150 years, and we remain California’s largest auction house and the only major international auction house to hold sales in Los Angeles and San Francisco. We offer a full range of auction and appraisal services with 58 specialists based in California, representing more than 30 collecting categories.
Bonhams California continues to serve as a premier gateway to the international marketplace. With 400 auctions held annually – around the world – we are perfectly positioned to provide access to outstanding venues both here and abroad for selling your property while also supporting your account locally.
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Bonhams|Cars Quail Auction hits it out of the park with $44.7 million in sales
The Bonhams|Cars Quail Auction during Monterey Car Week delivered a grand total of $44.7 million and achieved an impressive 96% sell-through rate.
Published Aug 18, 2025 7:54 AM PDT
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Carmel, CA – The Bonhams|Cars Quail Auction during Monterey Car Week delivered a grand total of $44.7 million and achieved an impressive 96% sell-through rate. The line-up of 109 lots, which included the exciting no-reserve Future Classics collection of 24 supercars, a collection from legendary Vic Edelbrock Jr., and a variety of timeless classics, attracted over 700 attendees to the bidding floor, where many lots were fought for in the room.
Drawing massive crowds was the rare opportunity to acquire a no-reserve collection of modern masterpieces. The collection of 24 modern machines featured some of the most exclusive and sought-after vehicles of the modern era, including limited-edition, low-mileage hypercars, many of which were being publicly offered for the first time. Biding on the collection was mostly in the room, with attendees of The Quail event turning up to bid en masse.
2020 Bugatti Divo that sold for $8.6 million Bonhams|Cars
Sale: The Quail Auction
Location: Carmel, CA
Date: August 15, 2025
About Bonhams|Cars: Bonhams|Cars uniquely offers a choice of live, online and private platforms for buying and selling collector cars—platforms characterized by levels of trust, reliability, and transparency born of over three decades of experience as the premier automotive auction house. Through prestigious live auctions around the world, 24/7 online auctions, and our Private Sales service, Bonhams|Cars makes it simple for buyers and sellers to find the platform that best meets their needs.
For more information, please visit BonhamsCars.com.
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Thinking of selling? Get a free auction estimate by submitting your item online or contacting your local Bonhams. With specialists based in towns and cities worldwide, we are your local auction house.
With resident Specialists well versed in the fields of European and American Furniture and Decorative Arts, 20th Century Design, Hollywood Memorabilia, Jewellery, Books and Manuscripts, Asian Art, California Painting, Prints and Wine, Bonhams Los Angeles is well equipped to appraise individual items, diverse collections and entire estates.
Through the acquisition of Butterfields in 2002, Bonhams has now served the Los Angeles area for a total of 150 years, and we remain California’s largest auction house and the only major international auction house to hold sales in Los Angeles and San Francisco. We offer a full range of auction and appraisal services with 58 specialists based in California, representing more than 30 collecting categories.
Bonhams Los Angeles continues to serve as a premier gateway to the international marketplace. With 400 auctions held annually – around the world – we are perfectly positioned to provide access to outstanding venues both here and abroad for selling your property while also supporting your account locally.
To make a private appointment to receive an auction estimate, please call +1 (323) 850-7500.
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