Diego Giacometti

Chat Maître d'hôtel

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May 28, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

120,000 - 180,000 EUR

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Description

Diego Giacometti

Chat Maître d'hôtel

Designed in 1967

Patinated bronze

Signed Diego on the base

29 x 24 x 10,2 cm ; 11 ⅜ x 9 ½ x 4 in.

Private collection, Europe, acquired directly from the artist in 1976

Christie's, New York, 14 may 1999, lot 670

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Private collection, London

For a comparable model:

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 121

Françoise Francisi, Diego Giacometti, catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, p. 19

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 121

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

@ ADAGP, Paris, 2026

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