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B. BIRA
E.R.A. Club Member's Car Badge - A rare example, formerly the property of the famous "Bira"; pre- and post-war successful racing driver with ERA and Maserati cars especially; shield-shaped, decorative enamelled badge motif on chromed brass, stamped inscribed 'B. Bira' to front; repaired enamel to base, chrome-plating worn, mounted upon a polished hardwood plinth. English c1936. Height 4ins (10cm)
E.R.A. Club Member's Car Badge - A rare example, formerly the property of the famous "Bira"; pre- and post-war successful racing driver with ERA and Maserati cars especially; shield-shaped, decorative enamelled badge motif on chromed brass, stamped inscribed 'B. Bira' to front; repaired enamel to base, chrome-plating worn, mounted upon a polished hardwood plinth. English c1936. Height 4ins (10cm)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
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Bira's Famous 'White Mouse Racing Stable' ran a team of three different ERA cars respectively named Romulus, Remus & Hanuman - in which he was one of the most successful protagonists of the marque in the mid-1930s.