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PROPERTY FROM THE LESTER FAMILY COLLECTION
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Lampadaire, modèle étoile
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Lampadaire, modèle étoile
signed and numbered 'A. Giacometti 043' (on the base)
bronze with brown and green patina; wired for electricity
Height: 58 ½ in. (148.6 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast at a later date by Diego Giacometti
Lampadaire, modèle étoile
signed and numbered 'A. Giacometti 043' (on the base)
bronze with brown and green patina; wired for electricity
Height: 58 ½ in. (148.6 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast at a later date by Diego Giacometti
Provenance
Lee Kolker, Scarsdale (acquired from the artist).
Mr. and Mrs. Lester, New York (acquired from the above, circa 1980).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester, New York (acquired from the above, circa 1980).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another cast illustrated, pp. 164 and 204).
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated in color; dated circa 1950).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 250 (another cast illustrated).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4338.
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated in color; dated circa 1950).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 250 (another cast illustrated).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4338.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this lot is numbered '043' on the base.