Alberto GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) pour Jean-Michel FRANK (1895-1941) Floor lamp with star. Created around 1936. Rare bronze print with brown patina and green highlights. Numbered AG 041 on the foot, by the Giacometti Foundation. H: 147.2 cm. Small accident and scratches from use. Provenance: Entered the collection of Mr V before the 1960s. Then by descent to the present owner. A certificate from the Giacometti Committee will be given to the purchaser. The lamps and the floor lamp, star model, were created by Alberto Giacometti for the decorator Jean-Michel Frank around 1935-36 and published in bronze from that date. This work is referenced by the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation in its online database, Alberto Giacometti Database (AGD). Bibliography: L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 170 and 250 (another similar model). F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another similar model). L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another similar model pp. 164 and 204). M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another similar model). F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another similar model). D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another similar model). C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 39 (another similar model on p. 38)
Estimate
€80,000 - €120,000
Result
€182,000
Buyer's premium
24%
Alberto GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) pour Jean-Michel FRANK (1895-1941)
Floor lamp with star.
Created around 1936.
Rare bronze print with brown patina and green highlights.
Numbered AG 041 on the foot, by the Giacometti Foundation.
H: 147.2 cm.
Small accident and scratches from use.
Provenance:
Entered the collection of Mr V before the 1960s.
Then by descent to the present owner.
A certificate from the Giacometti Committee will be given to the purchaser.
The lamps and the floor lamp, star model, were created by Alberto Giacometti for the decorator
Jean-Michel Frank around 1935-36 and published in bronze from that date.
This work is referenced by the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation in its online database, Alberto Giacometti Database (AGD).
Bibliography:
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 170 and 250 (another similar model).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another similar model).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another similar model pp. 164 and 204).
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another similar model).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another similar model).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another similar model).
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 39 (another similar model on p. 38)
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