Lot Essay
This example was cast at a later date by Diego Giacometti and is listed under the numbers AGD 4047 in the Alberto Giacometti Database.
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A 'Flambeau' Lamp, Petit Modèle, conceived circa 1934
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
A 'Flambeau' Lamp, Petit Modèle, conceived circa 1934
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 17 ½ in. (45 cm.)
stamped A. Giacometti and inscribed with initials DG (along the lower rim)
A 'Flambeau' Lamp, Petit Modèle, conceived circa 1934
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 17 ½ in. (45 cm.)
stamped A. Giacometti and inscribed with initials DG (along the lower rim)
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Literature
For other examples of this model:
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, New York, 2006, pp. 28, 29, 68, 152, and 231.
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, New York, 2006, pp. 28, 29, 68, 152, and 231.
Special Notice
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