After Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884–1916)
After Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884–1916) "Trained Elephant" Silver-plated bronze figure, mounted as a radiator cap Unsigned H 23.5 x W 13 x D 11 cm Weight of the piece without base: 836 g Based on a plaster model created in 1904 and selected by Ettore Bugatti from his brother’s studio to serve as the mascot for the Bugatti Royale models produced starting in 1926 at the Molsheim factory. Featured in Michel LEGRAND’s book *Mascottes automobiles* (1993) under number 679 on page 192.
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After Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884–1916) "Trained Elephant" Silver-plated bronze figure, mounted as a radiator cap Unsigned H 23.5 x W 13 x D 11 cm Weight of the piece without base: 836 g Based on a plaster model created in 1904 and selected by Ettore Bugatti from his brother’s studio to serve as the mascot for the Bugatti Royale models produced starting in 1926 at the Molsheim factory. Featured in Michel LEGRAND’s book *Mascottes automobiles* (1993) under number 679 on page 192.
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