Image: Bugatti Type 43. Estimate: CHF500,000 - CHF800,000. Offered on 30 June in Cheserex, Switzerland

The Bugattis’ claim to fame in the history of European design is unmatched: from patriarch Carlo’s beginnings as a furniture designer in Milan to his sons Ettore and Rembrandt’s successes in automobile design and sculpture, as well as his grandson’s career in motorcars.

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Illustrated with highlights from Impressionist & Modern Art on 5 June in Paris, Modern Decorative Art + Design on 18 June in New York and The Bonmont Sale on 30 June in Cheserex, Switzerland.