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Pair of Rare 'Pyramides' Andirons, designed 1930-1931, executed by 1937
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Pair of Rare 'Pyramides' Andirons, designed 1930-1931, executed by 1937
patinated bronze, patinated iron
14 x 4 x 20 in. (35.6 x 10.2 x 50.8 cm) (each)
each impressed MADE IN FRANCE and AG 01
Pair of Rare 'Pyramides' Andirons, designed 1930-1931, executed by 1937
patinated bronze, patinated iron
14 x 4 x 20 in. (35.6 x 10.2 x 50.8 cm) (each)
each impressed MADE IN FRANCE and AG 01
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zellerbach, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, circa 1937, commissioned from Frances Elkins (Card Room)
Norah and Norman Stone, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 1994
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 2022
Norah and Norman Stone, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 1994
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, 2022
Literature
J. Chatfield-Taylor, “An Elkins Revival: Classic Lines and Contemporary Art in San Francisco,” Architectural Digest, New York, special issue, vol. 53, no. 2, February 1996, pp. 144-151 (for a discussion of the interior)
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 167 (for a related example)
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 118 (present lot illustrated), 108-123 (for a discussion of the commission)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 30-31 (for a related example), 149 (for a related example), 254 (for a discussion of the commission)
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California Look, New York, 2022, pp. 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, back cover and pp. 5 (present lot illustrated), 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 167 (for a related example)
S. M. Salny, Frances Elkins: Interior Design, New York, 2005, pp. 118 (present lot illustrated), 108-123 (for a discussion of the commission)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 30-31 (for a related example), 149 (for a related example), 254 (for a discussion of the commission)
P. E. Meza, Inventing the California Look, New York, 2022, pp. 226-229 (for a discussion of the commission)
S. Powell, Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, New York, 2023, back cover and pp. 5 (present lot illustrated), 174-179 (for a discussion of the commission)
Further Details
This lot is registered under number AGD 4691 in the Alberto Giacometti Database and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Alberto Giacometti Comité dated 2025.
In Situ Images: Photography by Flying Studio
In Situ Images: Photography by Flying Studio
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