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Lot Essay
This lot is registered under the number AGD 3530 in the Alberto Giacometti Database.
Elsa Schiaparelli, the most Parisian Roman couturière, shaped a creative dialogue between fashion and art: she nurtured her designs thanks to her close ties to the Parisian avant-garde, as she built strong relationships with artists such as Salvador Dali and Man Ray. The present table lamp was created by Alberto Giacometti, whom she met through Jean-Michel Frank. The latter decorated the sitting room of her Boulevard Saint Germain apartment and her Place Vendôme boutique in Paris. Known as the ‘Ecossais’, or ‘Scottish’ model, this example was displayed in ‘Schiap’’s grand salon for more than forty years. The tinted plaster imitates graphite and can easily be confused with bronze at first sight. The rarity of this table lamp is not only demonstrated by its exceptional provenance, but also by its material.
Elsa Schiaparelli, the most Parisian Roman couturière, shaped a creative dialogue between fashion and art: she nurtured her designs thanks to her close ties to the Parisian avant-garde, as she built strong relationships with artists such as Salvador Dali and Man Ray. The present table lamp was created by Alberto Giacometti, whom she met through Jean-Michel Frank. The latter decorated the sitting room of her Boulevard Saint Germain apartment and her Place Vendôme boutique in Paris. Known as the ‘Ecossais’, or ‘Scottish’ model, this example was displayed in ‘Schiap’’s grand salon for more than forty years. The tinted plaster imitates graphite and can easily be confused with bronze at first sight. The rarity of this table lamp is not only demonstrated by its exceptional provenance, but also by its material.