CARL KAUBA, EARLY 20TH C ART NOUVEAU GILT-BRONZE & PLIQUE-a-JOUR ENAMEL BUTTERFLY SCULPTURE
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0135 |
| Estimate | $60,000 - $80,000 |
| Opening bid | $10,000 |
| Category | Fine Art & Prints |
| Auction | East & West: Cross-Cultural Masterworks |
| Date | August 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Hotspot Auctions |
| Location | Amherst, New York |
H 24cm (9.45 in),Filigree Plique-a-jour: the most regal of enamels"Filigree” denotes the hair-thin gold wire painstakingly bent into cloisons; "plique-Ã -jour”, literally "letting the
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