'RAPACES SERPENTAIRE', A BRONZE SCULPTURE OF A SECRETARY BIRD

CAST FROM A MODEL BY REMBRANDT BUGATTI, CIRCA 1911

Details

'RAPACES SERPENTAIRE', A BRONZE SCULPTURE OF A SECRETARY BIRD
Cast From a Model by Rembrandt Bugatti, circa 1911
depicting the male of the species
13in. (33.6cm.) high
inscribed on the base R. Bugatti, impressed with the mark of the foundry CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD and stamped (2)

Lot Essay

According to the catalogue raisonn of Rembrandt Bugatti by Jacques-Chalom Des Cordes and Vronique Fromanger des Cordes, a pair of birds, both the male and female were created in 1911. The edition was limited to ten of each.