An extreamly rare 'Comete' glass mascot by Marius Sabino, c. 1925,
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An extremely rare 'Comete' glass mascot by Marius Sabino, c. 1925,
signed Sabino France, an abstract airfoil, this is the larger of the two sizes of Comete made by Sabino in very small quantities for a few years in the 1920s, it is mounted in original Sabino mount on copper display base, approximately 9in. in length.
Sold for US$ 25,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Exceptionally rare and is the first seen or handled in 25 years, the only other example recorded belonged to Mr. James Barron, the pioneer collector of mascots and automobile art,Illustrated on page 107 of "Car Mascots-An Enthusiast's Guide, by Sirigano & Sulzberger, published in 1976, Wms. #879, Sabino Catalogue #4946

Category: Motoring / Automobilia

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