Sale 8650
New York, Park Avenue
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15 May 1997
Price realised
USD 79,500
Estimate
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) Couple d'équilibristes aux coupelles stamped with signature on the left side of the base 'Diego' bronze with green patina Height: 9 7/8in. (25cm.) Length: 11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) Designed circa 1957
Provenance
Gift from the artist to the present owner, 1983
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Literature
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 113 (variant cast illustrated)
Pre-Lot Text
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