Sculpture by Design: Rateau | Giacometti | Les Lalanne
Sculpture by Design: Rateau | Giacometti | Les Lalanne
Property from an Important French Collection
Alberto Giacometti
"Grecque" Table Lamp, Grand Modèle
Auction Closed
December 8, 04:49 PM GMT
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important French Collection
Alberto Giacometti
"Grecque" Table Lamp, Grand Modèle
designed circa 1937
patinated bronze, fabric shade
30¾ in. (78.1 cm) high, excluding fittings
21½ in. (54.6 cm) diameter of shade
Pierre Matisse, New York
Thence by descent
Christie's New York, May 14, 2022, lot 897
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Christie's New York, May 14, 2022, lot 897
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 167
Christian Boutonnet and Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, pp. 31 and 144
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 45, 149 and 346
Jean-Michel Frank, exh. cat., Galerie Vallois, Biennale 2006, n.p.
Christian Boutonnet and Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, pp. 31 and 144
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 45, 149 and 346
Jean-Michel Frank, exh. cat., Galerie Vallois, Biennale 2006, n.p.
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Giacometti and is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti database.