Rolls Royce car mascot The Spirit of Ecstasy. Measures 6 inches high. Signed by the sculpture on base by the sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes.Most evidence points to the model being Eleanor Velasco Thornton, a vivacious beauty who posed for Sykes on many occasions in the early 20th century. Link to the story on how this mascot came about http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/rolls-royce/features/a-tragic-love-story-finished
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