Lot Essay
This lot is sold with certificates from the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation and will be recorded in the Alberto Giacometti Database (AGD) under the numbers 4050 and 4051.
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Property formerly in the Collection of Baronne Françoise de Pfyffer
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Pair of 'Étoile' Table Lamps, designed 1936
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Pair of 'Étoile' Table Lamps, designed 1936
patinated bronze, paper shade
each: 16 in. (40.9 cm) high, excluding shades
Pair of 'Étoile' Table Lamps, designed 1936
patinated bronze, paper shade
each: 16 in. (40.9 cm) high, excluding shades
Provenance
Acquired directly from Diego Giacometti, circa 1975-1976
Françoise de Pfyffer, France
Thence by descent to the present owner
Françoise de Pfyffer, France
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 200
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l’œuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 32
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 42
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 244
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 347
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l’œuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 32
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 42
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 244
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 347
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