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Eleanor Velasco Thornton posing next to Montagu's Silver Ghost, circa 1911. On the bonnet is seen the Spirit of Ecstasy.. The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called Eleanor, Silver Lady, or Flying Lady, was designed by Sykes, a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, and carries with it a story about secret passion between Montagu, second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the ...
Nationality. English. Other names. Rilette (as illustrator) Occupation (s) sculptor, illustrator. Known for. designer, Spirit of Ecstasy. Charles Robinson Sykes (18 December 1875 – 6 June 1950) [1] was an English sculptor, best known for designing the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot which is used on Rolls-Royce cars.
Eleanor Velasco Thornton was the name adopted by Nelly Thornton, born at 18 Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London. Her father was Frederick Thornton, an Australian telegraph engineer; her mother was Sarah Ann Thornton. Despite stories that her mother was Spanish, possibly circulated due to her dark complexion, her mother's family were from humble ...
Rudolf Abel and Francis Gary Powers. In probably the most dramatic swap of the Cold War era, Abel and Powers were exchanged on Feb. 10, 1962, on the Glienicke Bridge connecting the U.S.-occupied ...
The lottery winner, who did not want to be publicly identified, bought two winning tickets at a Shell gas station in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said in a ...
Rolls-Royce Spectre. The Rolls-Royce Wraith is a full-size ultra-luxury car / grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and based on the chassis of the Rolls-Royce Ghost sedan which is also shared with the Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible. The Wraith shares its nameplate with the 1938 model by the original Rolls-Royce company .
The sale was approved Friday, and the deal is set to close by June 21, subject to customary conditions. Express Inc. owns the Express, Bonobos and UpWest brands. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
Spirit of Ecstasy, the bonnet mascot sculpture on Rolls-Royce cars. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, [6] and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.