To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Monterey Auction event, 13 - 15 August 2026.

$900,000 - $1,500,000 USD The only example built in this three-seater, Aravis-inspired design by D’Ieteren of BelgiumBeautifully sculpted and distinctive coachwork with unique featuresRetains many original components, including engine, chassis, and coachworkFormerly owned by renowned Fauvist painter and Bugattiste, André DerainFascinating documentation, including copies of factory build sheets and original D’Ieteren album with period photographsAccompanied by its original, unrestored fitted luggageProperly tended to by well-known marque specialistsAn exceptionally attractive and high-quality Type 57 Bugatti CHASSIS NUMBER 57589: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERYIn 1938, Jean Bugatti and Molsheim bodywork leader Joseph Walter penned a new open Type 57, dubbed the Aravis in a nod to an Alpine mountain range, with a two-passenger interior, sharply raked windscreen, and a dramatically sloped tail with a...