Lot 305 · Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale
Le grand éléphant du Muséum "Rachel"
Rembrandt Bugatti · bronze with dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, New York · 14 November 2017
- Dimensions
- Height: 24 in. (61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3879785
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rembrandt Bugatti, Le grand éléphant du Muséum "Rachel". Christie's, 14 Nov 2017, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3879785.
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Rembrandt Bugatti, Le grand éléphant du Muséum "Rachel". Christie's, 14 Nov 2017, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3879785.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| L’avant port de Fécamp (Normandie) | Gustave Loiseau | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Fillette au chat (Portrait de Ruth Wood-Gaylor) | Jules Pascin | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Torse du Printemps | Aristide Maillol | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Firebird (The Russian Ballet) | Henri Gaudier-brzeska | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Maquette for Mother and Child: Block Seat | Henry Moore | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Deux femmes couchées | Henri Laurens | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Cigogne en marche | $782,203 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | |
| Rembrandt Bugatti | rembrandt bugatti | tigre de sibérie | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Deux léopards marchant, le mâle lève une patte | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Petit léopard marchant | 《行走的小豹》 | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Serpent | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Grande Girafe tête basse | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Panthère à l’affût | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Rembrandt Bugatti | Lionne dévorant | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.