Sale 9226
New York
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10 November 1999
Price realised
USD 11,500
Estimate
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) Giacometti, D. Couple de crapauds each stamped with monogram 'DG' (on the base) bronze with green patina and stone bases Height of each: 1.1/8 in. (3 cm.) Height including base: 4.5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) and 4.7/8 in. (12.3 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1979.
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Literature
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 85, 98, 131, 138, 141, 146-147, 159 (other casts illustrated decorating furniture).
Diego Giacometti designed the bases for these sculptures. Two bronzes in one lot (2).
Saleroom Notice
The correct cataloguing for this work is listed under lot 688.
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