BRONZE BUGATTI ELEPHANT TYPE 41 ROYALE MASCOT CHRISTMAS

THE BUGATTI ELEPHANT ORIGINALY SCULPTURED BY REMBRANT BUGATTI AND USED AS A MASCOT BY HIS BROTHER ETTORE ON HIS TOP OF THE RANGE BUGATTI TYPE 41 ROYALE.

PROBABLY THE RAREST OF ALL MASCOTS OR HOOD ORNAMENTS WITH EARLY REPLICAS SELLING FOR SUMS IN EXCESS OF £10,000 LIKE THE ONE SOLD AT SOTHEBYS HENDON ON 30 NOVEMBER 1992 CATALOGED UNDER LOT 777 ESTIMATE £12,000 TO £14,000. IT SOLD FOR £11,000. TO A JAPANESE COLLECTOR.

THIS FINE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY THE ARTIST KEITH ONEY IS A VERY GOOD IMAGE OF THE MASCOT AND HAS SOLD WELL OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS.

THE ONE ON OFFER HERE IS NUMBER 051, IT IS LOST WAX CAST IN REAL BRONZE AND RICHLY PATINATED. CAST BY THE TIERCEL ART FOUNDRY THE PIECE STANDS 6.5 INCHES TALL. IT IS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AND THE FOUNDRY MARK IS ON THE BASE WITH ITS NUMBER. THE BASE IS DRILLED AND THREADED AND HAS A MOUNTING STUD AND NUT AND IS MOUNTED FOR DISPLAY ON A VINTAGE RADIATOR CAP, THE CAP HAS A FEW AGE MARKS AND IS A GOOD VINTAGE PIECE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.

THIS WOULD MAKE A VERY NICE HIGH QUALITY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR THE SPORTING MOTORIST.

IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT REMAINS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR.