Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)

Une paire de chenets aux oiseaux

Details

Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Une paire de chenets aux oiseaux
bronze with brown patina
19 x 10 x 22in. (49 x 26 x 57cm.) each
Executed circa 1972-1973
a pair (2)

Provenance

Commissioned from the artist by the present owner in 1972-1973.

Literature

D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris 1986, p. 97 (another cast illustrated).

Lot Essay

This pair of fire dogs is possibly one of the best examples of Diego's chenets. Not only does it combine an instinctive classical and majestic structure with the decorative addition of the individually modelled birds, but, like all Diego's furniture is highly practical.

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