Actor Chris Barrie with some of the enamel signs he has consigned to auction.
Barrie, who played Arnold Rimmer in the popular BBC Two science fiction comedy Red Dwarf (which ran from 1988-99) and Gordon Brittas in the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire (1991-97), has consigned the items to Charterhouse’s specialist auction of automobilia which will be held in Sherborne on Wednesday, September 24.
Various signs stored in one of Chris Barrie's barns.
“I spent a great day with Chris at his home near London looking around his collection,” says auctioneer Richard Bromell. “A naturally funny and charming guy, he has had a lifelong interest in classic cars, motorcycles and automobilia, and is having a sort-out of part of his collection.”
This enamel sign for Komo Metal Paste is estimated at £400-600.
The items include petrol pump globes, enamel sign, and other automobilia - even a group of vintage Rolls-Royce spanners.
Chris holding a rare AJS Motor Cycles enamel sign. It is estimated at £800-£1,200 in the sale at Charterhouse.
Barrie is a well-known collector and car enthusiast. In 1995 he released a video titled Chris Barrie’s Motoring Wheel Nuts (via BBC Video) which was billed as “a hilarious trip through the world of motoring”.
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