http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEPdN__ZmYo

You can see for yourself how they looked in the beginning.  The ride begins at 5:45. Cool video. I'm sure there are other dated HM videos that can be compared to this one.
One thing........now that it sold in that auction with that story, that story is now the "official" story, and this auction and description will be used as provenance should this piece ever be auctioned again. Auction houses use their own and each other's previous auctions as provenance.That's the way it works.
Is that story the actual truth? That is for the bidders to determine before they bid, because by bidding on it they make it the "official" story. 

Last Edited By: Ghost Dec 20 11 11:28 PM. Edited 1 times.