1931 Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Original ad - from Illustrated London News

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1931 Rolls Royce  Original Ad
The Spirit of Ecstasy
From Illustrated London News
Rare
The first Rolls-Royce motorcars did not feature radiator mascots; they simply carried the Rolls-Royce emblem. When
John, 2nd Baron Montagu
commissioned his friend, sculptor
Charles Robinson Sykes
, who worked in London under the nobleman's patronage, to sculpt a personal mascot for the bonnet of his 1909
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
, Sykes chose
Eleanor Velasco Thornton
as his model. Sykes originally crafted a figurine of her in fluttering robes, having placed one forefinger against her lips – to symbolize the secret of their love affair.
[1]
The figurine was consequently named
The Whisper
and is on display at the
National Motor Museum
in
Beaulieu
along with other
Spirit of Ecstasy
figurines.
Only three or four castings were ever made, and only two are believed to have survived.
11 1/2 X 14"
This will be shipped flat in a mailer, and not rolled.
These are all original, printed at the time. These are not reproductions.
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