Sale 1790
New York
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18 December 2007
Price realised
USD 181,000
Estimate
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) A Pair of Patinated Bronze Table Lamps 'à l'etoile', designed circa 1935-37 each 24¼ (61.5 cm.) high each stamped DIEGO and with monogram (2)
Provenance
With DeLorenzo Gallery, New York.
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This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Alberto Giacometti Foundation. cf. L. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 244 for another cast.
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