Wannenes is one of the biggest and best-known auction houses in Italy. A few days ago, it announced the creation of a Classic & Sports Cars department led by Giorgio Calligaris, in partnership with Monegasque company Art Contact.Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11, Thursday 12, Saturday 14 July 2018, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Friday 13 July from 10 am to 2 pm, Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort - Room Sincerity
Born into a family which has worked in the car industry for three generations, Giorgio Calligaris has built up twenty-five years' experience of modern and classic cars. He is based in the Principality of Monaco as an expert for Art Contact. Thanks to his skills and a well-established international network, Calligaris guarantees to meet any need of his most demanding clients, applying all of his expertise of the sector.
As part of its upcoming activities, the new department is organising its first sale in the Principality of Monaco, which will be held at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort on 14 July 2018: in total, nearly 50 vehicles will be presented, including a dozen or so Italian and international models, from pioneers in the history of the automobile to the most famous makes around, and legendary supercars from the end of the twentieth century and the present era.
On the eve of this first auction dedicated to classic cars, Wannenes is planning to hold a sale of exclusive watches and jewellery from famous brands like Cartier, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels in the Sincerity Room at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort on 13 July.
Wannenes CEO Guido Wannenes said "Our arrival in the Principality marks an important stage in the company's international development policy. We have established a strategic partnership with a view to expanding the services we offer our clients, whether they are collectors or market operators. And with the Classic & Sports Car Department, we are finally entering a sector that is experiencing strong growth, for reasons of both aesthetic value and collectability, with the rigorous, serious approach that has always distinguished Wannenes."