A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
Alberto Giacometti
“Égyptienne” Table Lamp
Auction Closed
April 22, 11:22 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Alberto Giacometti
“Égyptienne” Table Lamp
circa 1933
painted plaster
19 ⅞ x 19 x 7 ⅜ in. (50.2 x 48.2 x 18.7 cm)
Collection of Alberto Giacometti, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by Bianca Mosca, London
Thence by descent
Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above, 2011
Acquired directly from the above by Bianca Mosca, London
Thence by descent
Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above, 2011
Waldemar George, “Jean-Michel Frank,” Art et Décoration, March 1936, p. 91 (for the model in white)
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 34 (for the model in white)
Martin Battersby, The Decorative Thirties, New York, 1988, p. 85 (for the model in white)
Alberto et Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 1994, p. 11 (for the model in white)
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 136, 159, 241 (for the model in white) and 246 (for the model in black)
François Baudot, J. M. Frank, New York, 1998, pp. 47 (for the model in black) and 65 (for the model in white)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, pp. 155, 198, 250 and 344 (for the model in white)
Pierre Passebon, Jacques Grange, Paris, 2008, p. 228 (for the model in white)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: Un Décorateur dans le Paris des Années 30, Paris, 2009, pp. 17 and 72 (for the model in white)
Laure Verchère, Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 2018, pp. 33 and 230 (for the model in white)
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 34 (for the model in white)
Martin Battersby, The Decorative Thirties, New York, 1988, p. 85 (for the model in white)
Alberto et Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 1994, p. 11 (for the model in white)
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 136, 159, 241 (for the model in white) and 246 (for the model in black)
François Baudot, J. M. Frank, New York, 1998, pp. 47 (for the model in black) and 65 (for the model in white)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, pp. 155, 198, 250 and 344 (for the model in white)
Pierre Passebon, Jacques Grange, Paris, 2008, p. 228 (for the model in white)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: Un Décorateur dans le Paris des Années 30, Paris, 2009, pp. 17 and 72 (for the model in white)
Laure Verchère, Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 2018, pp. 33 and 230 (for the model in white)
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Giacometti and it is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti database under number 1682. This lamp is presently the only recorded example executed in pink plaster.