Paire de tables basses à la levrette Bucky, coupelle, teckel Lippo et niche, vers 1978

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DIEGO GIACOMETTI 1902-1985
Paire de tables basses à la levrette Bucky, coupelle, teckel Lippo et niche, vers 1978
Bronze patiné et verre / patinated bronze and glass
H 49 x C 81,5 cm (chacune) / 19 ¼ x 32 1/8 in (each)

Provenance

Collection Hubert de Givenchy, commandées à l'artiste vers 1978.

Literature

Pour nos exemplaires :
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1998, pp. 49, 78
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Hermann, Paris, 2005, p. 130

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

Les deux modèles de chiens figurant sur ces tables basses sont spécialement crées par Diego à la mémoire de la levrette Bucky de Monsieur de Givenchy et d'un teckel que lui avait offert Henri Samuel, prénommé Lippo.

The two models of dogs featuring on these low tables were specially created by Diego in memory of Monsieur de Givenchy’s greyhound, Bucky, and of a dachshund which he had received as a gift from Henri Samuel, named Lippo.

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