Contemporary Art Evening Auction

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

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An Automotive Triptych of Unparalleled Significance

ALFA ROMEO B.A.T. 5, ALFA ROMEO B.A.T. 7, ALFA ROMEO B.A.T. 9D

Auction Closed

October 29, 12:08 AM GMT

Estimate

14,000,000 - 20,000,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

An Automotive Triptych of Unparalleled Significance

ALFA ROMEO BERLINA AERODINAMICA TECNICA 5-7-9D

ALFA ROMEO B.A.T. 5, ALFA ROMEO B.A.T. 7, ALFA ROMEO B.A.T. 9D


5: Chassis no. AR1900 01396

7: Chassis no. AR1900C 01485

9d: Chassis no. AR1900 01600

coachwork by Carrozzeria Bertone

design by Franco Scaglione

5: Fabricated in 1953.

7: Fabricated in 1954.

9d: Fabricated in 1955.

Please note that this lot is only subject to RM Sotheby’s Buyer’s Premium which is 12% of the hammer price, along with the RM Conditions of Business which can be found through the online catalog.

Turin, Turin Auto Salon, April 1953 (B.A.T. 5 only)

Turin, Turin Auto Salon, April 1954 (B.A.T. 7 only)

Turin, Turin Auto Salon, April 1955 (B.A.T. 9d only)

Pebble Beach, The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 1958 (B.A.T. 7 only)

Rochester, The Meadow Brook Concours d’ Elegance, August 1987 (B.A.T. 9d only)

Pebble Beach, The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 1987 (B.A.T. 5 only)

Pebble Beach, The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 1989

Genoa, Genoa Autostory, February 1992

Turin, 80th Anniversary of Bertone, April 1992

Paris, Centre International de l’Automobile, January 1993

Versailles, Rétromobile, February 1993

Pebble Beach, The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 2005

Monterey, Concourso Italiano, August 2009

Nashville, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, June 2016