For auction the 1928 Bugatti Type 43A, ex-Bill Serri, Jr. Chassis no. 43292
Estimate: $700,000-900,000

Also on auction a collection of original Bugatti drawings:

The collection includes 26 lots, each lot containing 2-3 scale 1:10 drawings (49 drawings in total) of some of the most expensive and spectacular Bugattis ever made. Prices for each lot vary between $350-550 and $3000-4200, the complete collection of all lots is estimated at $57.000 - 82.500. The drawings were all made by Lucian Schlatter a highly talented designer for Gangloff, which worked exclusively for (Jean) Bugatti.

Lot 1

Original drawing by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 49 with an extended Chassis No 1220. The design depicts a very late execution of a Bugatti Type 49 two-door drop head coupe with dickey seats which was delivered June 11 1936. The numbered drawing is labelled 3591 and is dated August 27 1936. (23x56 cm) The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 2 Original drawing by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10 with a very rare body style. The design depicts a type 57 ‘Limousine d’etat’. It is believed that the car was built on a Type 46 chassis for the bishop of Strasbourg. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 3 Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57C. The design depicts the only Type 57 Atalante executed by Gangloff which was delivered to the first owner in June 1939. The car has the chassis number 57775 and engine number 74C. The numbered drawing is labelled 4001 and is dated March 27 1939. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57. The design depicts a Type 57C which was delivered to the first owner November 14 1938. The car has the chassis number 57745 and engine number 63C. The numbered drawing is labelled 3847 and is dated April 25 1938. (21x54 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 4

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57S in scale 1:13. The design depicts a Type 57 Atalante Cabriolet which was delivered to the first owner Pierre Bosc June 11 1937. The car has the chassis number 57533S and engine number 24S and is now part of a major car collection in California. The numbered drawing is labelled 3683 and is dated February 15 1937. (21x54 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a 1939 Type 57 Series 3 with a four-door bodywork. The numbered drawing is labelled 3993 and is dated March 13 1939. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 5

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57S in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 two-seater Aravis Cabriolet with a lowered body which was delivered to the first owner Mr Trintignant January 1 1939. The car has the chassis number 57768 and engine number 75C. The numbered drawing is labelled 3853 and is dated May 7 1938. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57S in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Series 3two-door, four-seater Stelvio Cabriolet. The numbered drawing is labelled 3935 and is dated November 9 1938. (23x57 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 6

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57S in scale 1:13,5. The design depicts a Type 57 GR which was a pre series of the Type 57S. It is believed that the car was produced with chassis number 57268 and has been destroyed during the war. The numbered drawing is labelled 3432 and is dated November 20 1935. (33x46 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 series 2 Galibier from 1936. The numbered drawing is labelled 3692 and is dated March 3 1936. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 7

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 two-door Coupe ‘aerodynamique’, a design study of the Bugatti Atlantic. The car was delivered January 1938 and is now believed to be in the UK. The numbered drawing is labelled 3801 and is dated December 15 1937. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 series 3 four-door Cabriolet and is believed to be the only known four-door convertible made by Bugatti. It was delivered in 193 and has been destroyed. The numbered drawing is labelled 4037 and is dated July 18 1939. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 8

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57S Coupe Atalante which was delivered during spring 1937 with the chassis number 57501 and engine number 19S to Mr Jorude and is now part of a well known collection in Hongkong. The numbered drawing is labelled 3613 and is dated October 14 1936. (33x46 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a stunning 1939 Type 57 Galibier four-door shooting break. The numbered drawing is labelled 3919 and is dated October 21 1939. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 9

Three original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink and pencil on parchment paper drawings by Lucien Schlatter of coachwork studies in the style of the Bugatti Atlantique. The numbered drawings are labelled 3785, 3793 and 3798. Each drawing is dated November or december 1937. (23x56 cm)
All three designs come with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 10

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Gangloff Coupe which was first deliveredto Mr Jean Marc Robert and is now believed to be in the UK. The numbered drawing is labelled 3851 and is dated May 5 1938. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a very nice Type 57 Stelvio from 1939. The numbered drawing is labelled 3716 and is dated April 26 1937. (26x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 11

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Gangloff Coupe which was first delivered to Mr Jean Marc Robert and is now believed to be in the UK. The numbered drawing is labelled 3851 and is dated May 5 1938. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Series 3 Coupe. The numbered drawing is labelled 4025 and is dated June 15 1939. (26x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 12

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a design study of a Type 57 from 1938. The numbered drawing is labelled 3873 and is dated June16 1938. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57C Series 3 Stelvio Cabriolet with a double windscreen which was shown at the Paris Motor Show and then sold to Mr Forster. The numbered drawing is labelled 4042 and is dated August 11 1939. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 13

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57C Aravis two-door, two-seats Coupe with the chassis number 57768 and engine number 75C which was first delivered to Mr Trinignant and is now part of a well known car collection. The numbered drawing is labelled 3861 and is dated May 17 1938. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a very early Type 57 Stelvio with the chassis number 57569 which was first delivered to Mr Gaillard and is now part of a well known car collection in the US. The numbered drawing is labelled 3749 and is dated August 2 1938. (26x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 14

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Cabriolet ‘de Luxe’ with the chassis number 57381 and the engine number 319. The numbered drawing is labelled 3671 and is dated January 26 1936. (23x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 two-dour; four-seats Ventoux with the chassis number 57569. The numbered drawing is labelled 3788 and is dated November 30 1937. (26x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 15

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Cabriolet Atalante with the chassis number 57563 and engine number 36S which was first delivered to Mr Levy in August 1937 and is now part of a well known car collection in the US. The numbered drawing is labelled 3667 and is dated January 13 1937. (32x52 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Series 3 Galibier with the chassis number 57806 and engine number 87C which was first delivered to Mr Forster and is now part of a well known car collection. The numbered drawing is labelled 3918 and is dated August 11 1939. (23x58 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 16

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Roadster with the chassis number 57323 GR . The numbered drawing is labelled 3453 and is dated December 27 1935. (32x52 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a very late Type 57 four-door Galibier. The numbered drawing is labelled 3834 and is dated March 30 1938. (26x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 17

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Stelvio Cabriolet with an external hood decoration and the chassis number 57483 which was first delivered to Mr Sechaud in August 1937. The numbered drawing is labelled 3728 and is dated June 8 1937. (32x52 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Stelvio Cabriolet Series 3. The numbered drawing is labelled 3984 and is dated February 16, 1939. (23x57 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 18

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57S Atalante Cabriolet with the chassis number 57533 and the engine number 24S which was first delivered to Mr Pierre Bosc in June 1937 and is now part of a major car collection in California. The numbered drawing is labelled 3684 and is dated February 15 1937. (32x52 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Galibier Series 2. The numbered drawing is labelled 3703 and is dated March 25, 1937. (23x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 19

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57. The design depicts a Type 57 Atalante with the chassis number 57775 and the engine number 74C which was first delivered to the Soc. Petroliere in June 1939. The numbered drawing is labelled 4016 and is dated May 29, 1939. (32x52 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Ventoux from 1939. The numbered drawing is labelled 3719 and is dated April 4, 1939. (26x56 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 20

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:13,5. The design depicts a Type 57 three-seater Roadster with the chassis number 57323 GR and is believed to be destroyed. The numbered drawing is labelled 3453 and is dated December 24, 1935. (30x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 four-door Galibier. The numbered drawing is labelled 3863 and is dated May 25, 1938. (23x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 21

Original drawing by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Series 3 Stelvio Cabriolet. The numbered drawing is labelled 3869 and is dated June 2, 1938. (23x57 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 22

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Coupe which was used as a study of the Atlantique and was first delivered to a client in January 1938 and is now in the UK. The numbered drawing is labelled 3802 and is dated December 15, 1937. (32x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 four-door Galibier Series 2. The numbered drawing is labelled 4777 and is dated October 27, 1937. (23x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 23

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57C two-door Aravis Special Cabriolet with the chassis number 57798. The numbered drawing is labelled 3888 and is dated August 5, 1938. (32x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 57 Series 2 two-door, four-seater. The numbered drawing is labelled 3752 and is dated August 6, 1937. (23x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 24

Two original drawings by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 49 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a Type 49 Cabriolet from 1936. The numbered drawing is labelled 3591 and is dated August 27, 1936. (32x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Pencil on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti Type 57 in scale 1:10. The design depicts a late Type 57 Series 3 Stelvio drop head Coupe with the chassis number 57829. The numbered drawing is labelled 4013 and is dated May 10, 1939. (23x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 25

Two original designs by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Ink on parchment paper drawing by Lucien Schlatter of a Bugatti soft top construction. The design depicts a very complicated roof mechanism for a Bugatti stelvio Cabriolet. (50x55 cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Blueprint for internal Bugatti factory use of a Type 57 Series 3 chassis for the 1940 model. The blueprint is dated July 24, 1939 and is believed to be the last chassis plan made for the type 57 before the war. It shows the original enbossed Bugatti logo at the top right. (45x40cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

Lot 26

Original design by Lucien Schlatter for Gangloff/Bugatti
Blueprint for internal Bugatti factory use of a Type 57 from 1949/50. This plan was used for development of the Type 101, the last Bugatti road car of which only 7 cars were built. It shows the original enbossed Bugatti logo at the top right. (45x40cm)
The design comes with a certificate of origin signed by Lucien Schlatter.

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