Table octogonale aux caryatides et atlantes, vers 1980

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DIEGO GIACOMETTI 1902-1985
Table octogonale aux caryatides et atlantes, vers 1980
Bronze patiné et placage de chêne teinté céladon / patinated bronze and celadon stained oak veneer
H 81,5 x D 162,5 cm / 32 1/8 x 64 in
Signée DIEGO et monogrammée DG sur une traverse de l’entretoise

Provenance

Collection Hubert de Givenchy, commandée à l'artiste vers 1980.

Literature

Pour notre exemplaire :
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Hermann, Paris, 2005, p. 136-137

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection details.

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Lot Essay

Cette table est la première des trois tables octogonales aux caryatides et atlantes commandées à Diego Giacometti par Monsieur de Givenchy, dont la forme lui semblait idéale, placée dans l'angle d'une pièce.

This table is the first of three octagonal tables with caryatids and atlantes commissioned from Diego Giacometti by Monsieur de Givenchy, who considered it the perfect shape to place in the corner of a room.

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