Lot 306
  • 306

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • Tabouret de coiffeuse à l'harpie
  • Stamped Diego and with the artist's monogram
  • Bronze
  • Height: 22 3/4 in.
  • 57.8 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Europe (acquired directly from the artist in 1979 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 15, 1997, lot 316)
Acquired at the above sale

Literature

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, illustration of another cast p. 108
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, illustration of another cast p. 46
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, illustration of another cast p. 45

Condition

Golden patina. The cushion is upholstered in a beige satin. A few scattered small nicks but overall in excellent condition.
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