Sold for:
$22,500
$22,500
After Alberto Giacometti
andirons, pair
Excaliber Bronze USA, 1936 / 1985 cast bronze, enameled steel 11½ w x 16 d x 13 h in (29 x 41 x 33 cm)
result: $22,500
This pair of bronze andirons is from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection (CNR).
In 1977 Nelson A. Rockefeller founded Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Inc. and had his collection of original works by Diego and Alberto Giacometti cast in bronze and reproduced in small editions.
Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to base of brass elements: [NRC 1985 EXNY].
literature: The Nelson Rockefeller Collection , Nieman Marcus catalog, 1980, fig. 53
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-10-22
