ALBERTO (1901-1966) AND DIEGO (1902-1985) GIACOMETTI

A PLASTER LAMP BASE, 1930S

Details

ALBERTO (1901-1966) AND DIEGO (1902-1985) GIACOMETTI
A Plaster Lamp Base, 1930s
21½ in. (55 cm.) high
marked MADE IN ENGLAND FOR SYRIE MAUGHAM

Provenance

Syrie Maugham, London.
Christie's, London, 22 March 1983, lot 277. In the same Private European Collection since that date.

Literature

D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 34.

Lot Essay

The model illustrated:
cf. M. Butor and J. Vincent, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 130. Diego Giacometti. Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, Museum Bellerive, 1988, cat. no. 5.
See R. Fisher, Syrie Maugham, London, 1978 for further information on her career and her collaboration with Alberto and Diego Giacometti.

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