ID 778922 
Lot 195  | REMBRANDT BUGATTI (1884-1916)
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000 
'Émeu', circa 1904
patinated bronze
8 1⁄4 x 11 x 6 1⁄8 in. (20.9 x 28 x 15.5 cm)
signed, impressed, and with the foundry mark R. Bugatti M CIRE PERDUE A.A. HÉBRARD
Provenance
Hébrard Collection, Paris
Sladmore Gallery, London
Christie's, Monaco, 25 June 1989, lot 19
Acquired from the above thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
P. Dejean, Carlo-Rembrandt-Ettore-Jean Bugatti, New York, 1982, p. 174
J.-C. Des Cordes and V. Fromanger Des Cordes,Rembrandt Bugatti: Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1987, pp. 58-59
V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti, sculpteur: Une trajectoire foudroyante. Répertoire monographique, Paris, 2016, p. 277, no. 69
Post lot text
Three examples of the model are known to exist today according to the catalogue raisonné.
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Véronique Fromanger.
| Artist: | Rembrandt Bugatti (1884 - 1916) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Bronze | 
| Art style: | Art Nouveau | 
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures | 
| Artist: | Rembrandt Bugatti (1884 - 1916) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Bronze | 
| Art style: | Art Nouveau | 
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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