Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Alberto Giacometti
Pair of "Étoile" Table Lamps
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
180,000 - 240,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Alberto Giacometti
Pair of "Étoile" Table Lamps
designed circa 1935, executed by Diego Giacometti after 1966
patinated bronze, fabric shades
each impressed DIEGO and monogrammed DG
16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm) high each, excluding fittings
10 in. (25.4 cm) diameter of each shade
Acquired directly from Diego Giacometti by the present owner, circa 1980
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1980, p. 200
Françoise Francisci, Catalogue de l'œuvre de Diego Giacometti, vol. 1, Paris, 1986, p. 32
Christian Boutonnet and Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 42
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, p. 347
Françoise Francisci, Catalogue de l'œuvre de Diego Giacometti, vol. 1, Paris, 1986, p. 32
Christian Boutonnet and Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 42
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, p. 347
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Giacometti for each lamp, which are recorded in the Alberto Giacometti database under numbers 4009 and 4010.