Live Auction 12607An Important Collection of Art Deco Masterpieces
DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)
Lot 237

DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)

A PAIR OF APPLIQUES, CIRCA 1945

Closed17 December 2015

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DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)
A PAIR OF APPLIQUES, CIRCA 1945
gilt-bronze
each 18 ½ in. (38.1 cm.) high

A gift from the artist to Diego Masson, the son of André Masson, Paris;
Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 367 (acquired by the present owner).

Specialist note

cf. M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 135 for a pair of appliques of this model;
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 168 for an illustration of appliques of this model.

This lot is sold with a letter of attestation confirming provenance.