Important Design

Diego Giacometti

Autruche

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May 28, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

50,000 - 70,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Diego Giacometti

Autruche

Designed circa 1977

Patinated bronze and ostrich egg

Stamped Diego and with the artist's cipher under the tail

48 x 24 x 15,5 cm ; 18 ⅞ x 9 ½ x 6 ⅛ in.

Acquired directly from the artist

Private collection, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Private collection, Switzerland

Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'œuvre, Vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 20

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 124

Diego Giacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exhibition catalogue, Museum Bellerive, Zürich, 16 June - 4 September, 1988, p. 89

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, p. 122-125 and 217

Work authenticated in accordance with the process established by the Diego Giacometti Estate

@ADAGP, Paris, 2026

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