Only 64 examples of the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn were fitted with custom coachwork, with one of the most elegant designs being Park Ward’s drophead coupé to style number 322, a “four-light” style with rear quarter windows and especially curvaceous wings that swept down into a taper and then flared over the rear wheels.

Only 12 of these cars were produced, all of them left-hand drive, attesting to the appeal of the model to the export model.

Chassis number LSHD54, offered here, was commissioned by Colonel Max Harari.

A son of Sir Victor Harari, a Pasha of Egypt, he was a noted sportsman prior to heroic service during World War II.

After the war, he lost his properties in Egypt to the Nasser government, and entered the world of high-end art dealing in London; his eventual obituary described him as “an international character with outstanding style and personality”.

The Rolls-Royce was equipped to his specification with French-type headlamps and “export bumpers”, and a specially order...