Lot 209
  • 209

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • Table basse en X, circa 1968
  • bronze and glass
  • 47 x 142 x 67 cm ; 18  3/4  x 56 x 27 in.
patinated bronze and glass

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, France
Private collection, Paris

Literature

For related examples :
Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 141
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 49
Jacqueline von Sprecher, Diego Giacometti, tritt aus dem Schatten, Zürich, 2007, p. 97

Condition

FR : Très bon état général. Fines rayures et légère usure à la patine sur l'ensemble de la surface. Les bordures du plateau en verre sont en verre sablé. Le plateau en verre avec des rayures éparses et des traces de rouille aux angles. Un petit éclat au revers d'un des angles du plateau et un infime éclat à environ 15 cm du rebord. EN : Very good overall condition. Minor scratches of use and minor wear to the patina. The edges of the glass top are in sanded glass. The glass top with scratches scattered and traces of rust on the angles. Two chips on the glass top : one on the underside of one angle and one very minute approximately 15cm away from the edge of the top.
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