Lot 161
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DIEGO GIACOMETTI | Six door handles

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Attribué à Diego Giacometti
  • Six door handles
  • One pair : 2,5 x 11,5 x 4,5 cm ; 1 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ; The two other pairs : 2 x 10,5 x 6 cm ; 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.
  • circa 1983
gilt bronze

Provenance

Private collection, Paris, acquired directly from the artist

Literature

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, p. 194 

Condition

Good overall condition. The gilt bronze presents with some light tarnishing, some handling wear and instances of oxidation mostly concentrated to the recessed areas. There are a few tiny white paint stains. All consistent with age and use.
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