London 2024
1909 H.M. Bentley Silver Ashtray by Mappin & Webb
The Age of Endeavour Collection
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£4,500 - £6,000 GBP | Offered Without Reserve
| London, United Kingdom
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11 × 11 cm
A unique and historic Hallmarked 1909 Mappin & Webb Silver Ashtray.
Engraved ‘SOUVENIR LONDON EDINBURGH RUN MAY 1909 H.M. BENTLEY’ (Horace Milner) the co-founder of Bentley & Bentley. H.M., like his brother W.O., rode a Quadrant motorcycle and competed in numerous
motorcycling events at this time, including the London-Edinburgh Trial.
H.M and W.O. Bentley acquired the concession rights for the DFP and founded Bentley and Bentley in 1912, the origins of Bentley Motors.
