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Unique Sideboard with three Sphinges, circa 1938
Details
PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) AND ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Unique Sideboard with three Sphinges, circa 1938
cerused oak, lacquered wood, ebonized wood, pink Chassagne marble, gilt bronze, patinated iron
35 x 94 ¼ x 21 ¼ in. (89 x 239.5 x 54 cm)
Unique Sideboard with three Sphinges, circa 1938
cerused oak, lacquered wood, ebonized wood, pink Chassagne marble, gilt bronze, patinated iron
35 x 94 ¼ x 21 ¼ in. (89 x 239.5 x 54 cm)
Provenance
Madame Ponsot, family of the artist, Paris, commissioned directly from the artist, circa 1938
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
T. Couvrat Desvergnes, Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires, Paris, 1990, pp. 33 (for a related example), 66 (for a cabinet decorated with another Sphinge)
Bijoux d’artistes, exh. cat., Musée du Temps de Besançon, Besançon, 2009, p. 91 (for the Giacometti Sphinge)
Giacometti, exh. cat., Tate Modern-Fondation Giacometti, London-Paris, 2017, p. 47 (for the Giacometti Sphinge)
Bijoux d’artistes, exh. cat., Musée du Temps de Besançon, Besançon, 2009, p. 91 (for the Giacometti Sphinge)
Giacometti, exh. cat., Tate Modern-Fondation Giacometti, London-Paris, 2017, p. 47 (for the Giacometti Sphinge)
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jacques de Vos, Dupré-Lafon, Cinq meubles d'exception, September-October 2006
Further details
The three Sphinges are respectively registered under numbers AGD 4700, AGD 4701 and AGD 4702 in the Alberto Giacometti Database and are accompanied by certificates of authenticity from the Alberto Giacometti Comité dated 2025.
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mrs. Laure Tinel, the artist's granddaughter.
En suite with lot 123 and 124
ⱷ Import tariff Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer’s premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of this import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address, the buyer will not be required to pay an import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange the shipment of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer’s premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer’s Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mrs. Laure Tinel, the artist's granddaughter.
En suite with lot 123 and 124
ⱷ Import tariff Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer’s premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of this import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address, the buyer will not be required to pay an import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange the shipment of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer’s premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer’s Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.
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