May 03, 2018 - Sale 2476

Sale 2476 - Lot 86

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942) SIZAIRE. 1927.
76x49 1/2 inches, 193x125 3/4 cm. Devambez, Paris.
Condition B: entirely-replaced margins; repaired tears, minor restored losses, creases and abrasions in image and along vertical and horizontal folds.
The Sizaire Frères 11CV, which went into production in 1923, had independent suspension on all four of its wheels; Cappiello deftly illustrates that the vehicle's "suspension . . . makes it independent of the road." Despite this exceptional promotion, the company went out of business in 1929, having produced a total of only 1150 cars. rare. We could find no other copies at auction. Cappiello / Rennert 455.