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404 - BUGATTI. Workshop fitting vise. Circa 1920.
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€6,000 - 8,000Sale fees
BUGATTI. Workshop fitting vise. Circa 1920. A rare model from the first series featuring the Bugatti logo, though the embossing is less pronounced than on later versions. The number 15 is stamped on two of the jaws. Length: 52 cm. Height: 24 cm. Weight: 42.7 kg. Shows signs of wear. Unrestored and unmodified by its sole owner. At the end of World War II, the Germans emptied the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, which they had occupied, as they withdrew from Alsace. Since the seller’s father-in-law was employed by Bugatti at the time as a truck driver, he was commissioned by the company to recover the equipment looted by the Germans and stored in a hangar in Bonndorf in the Black Forest in Germany. This is how the seller’s family came into possession of the vise now for sale, a vise that was given to him as a token of gratitude and which he subsequently used without ever making any modifications to it. Expert: Loïc Hénouil.
Auction details
November Classic AuctionAuction house
Martin et Associés (HDV Metz) +33 3 87 36 68 53 commissaire-priseur@hoteldesventesdemetz.frDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.