Lot 304
  • 304

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • Table torsade
  • Bronze
  • 31 1/2 by 31 1/2 by 15 1/2 in.
  • 80 by 80 by 39.5 cm

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in 1968

Literature

Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, illustrations of another example pls. 87-89
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, illustration of another example p. 65

Condition

The bronze surface is painted red paint with hints of green and some areas of gold gilding. The table is sound and presented with glass top. Minor rubbing is visible consistent with age and a minor possible repair is visible midway on one of the legs. Otherwise fine, the work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

This table was purchased from Diego Giacometti through the help of decorative art dealer and designer Josephine Howell, who was commissioned to decorate the present owner's home on Long Island.