130 - Rembrandt BUGATTI

Rembrandt BUGATTI Tamed Gazelles, Face to Face - circa 1905 Bronze with a nuanced brown patina Signed, numbered, and stamped by the foundry on the pedestal: "R BUGATTI / 3 / CIRE/PERDUE/A.A HEBRARD" Model cast circa 1905 Original green marble base 22.7 x 45.3 x 10.4 cm Provenance: Private collection, Saint-Étienne Auction in Saint-Étienne, Hôtel des ventes du Marais, April 25, 2019, lot 1 Private collection, Belgium Bibliography: J.-C. des Cordes and V. Fromanger des Cordes, *Rembrandt Bugatti, Catalogue Raisonné*, Les Éditions de l’amateur, Paris, 1987, reproduced in color on pp. 110–111 (the silver model and a detail of a bronze model [another example] titled *Two Tamed Antelopes, The Caress*) V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti: Sculptor, Monographic Catalog, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2009, no. 119, reproduced in color on pp. 274 (another example), p. 141 (detail of the silver model) V. Fromanger, Rembrandt Bugatti: Sculptor, Monographic Catalog, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2016, no. 133, p. 301, reproduced in color on p. 302 (another example) A certificate from Ms. Véronique Fromanger will be provided to the buyer. Rembrandt BUGATTI 22.7 x 45.3 x 10.4 cm