Georges Colin (1986-1917)Trophy "Icare" - Targa Florio 1920
Paris | 01 February
Lot sold
USD 9 286 - 13 928
EUR 8 000 - 12 000 (listed)
Estimate
USD 9 286 - 13 928
EUR 8 000 - 12 000 (listed)
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TypeAutomobilia
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Lot number21
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Location
Description
Guido Meregalli (1894- 1959)
Trophy in bronze made from lost-wax casting, stamped by the Fondeurs Unis France, with numbers 10 and 19301.
Signed Georges Colin in the drape. Bears the words engraved on the rock: "Targa Florio 1920 - Guido Meregalli Gli Amici".
Identical to the large display model commissioned by the plane and automobile manufacturer Farman during the 1910s.
Mounted on a marble base.
Height 39 cm - Wingspan 37 cm
Bibliography: "The Motor Car in Art" by john J. Zolomij, Haynes publishing group, 1990. Full page reproduction page 121.
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