DIEGO GIACOMETTI
'BERCEAU AUX CHATS' SIDE TABLE, c. 1970
Green-patinated bronze coffee table, « Table Berceau, modèle aux chats », designed in 1970. The bronze structure takes the form of a rectangular cradle resting on four slender legs. Each upright is surmounted by a sculpted cat's head facing outward. The long stretchers are punctuated by small hooks from which diagonal rods are anchored, evoking a network of cords intended to restrain the cats within the structure. A rectangular glass top rests upon this remarkably light composition. The balance of the lines, the frontal treatment of the feline heads and the rigorous geometry of the design lend the piece a distinctly Egyptian character, reflecting one of Diego Giacometti's recurring sources of inspiration.
H 55,4 - W 119 - D 42,3 cm.
H 21 3/4 - W 46 7/8 - D 16 5/8 in.
H 21 3/4 - W 46 7/8 - D 16 5/8 in.
Signed 'Diego' in capital letters and bearing the artist's monogram stamped on one of the spacers.
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Provenance
A certificate of authenticity dated March 5, 2026, from the Giacometti Committee is included with the coffee table.Literature
Françoise Francisci, ‘Diego Giacometti’, Catalogue raisonné, Vol. I, Éditions Eolia, 1986, p. ??Daniel Marchesseau, ‘Diego Giacometti’, Edition Hermann, 1986, an example of our model reproduced on p. 86.
Daniel Marchesseau, ‘Diego Giacometti, Furniture Sculptor’, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 2018, an example of our model reproduced on pp. 102 and 103.
Tiqui Antencio Dermirdjian, ‘For Art's Sake inside the home of art dealers’, Rizzoli, 2020, an example of our model reproduced on p. 278.
Christian Boutonnet & Rafael Ortiz, ‘Giacometti Diego’, Éditions de L'amateur, Galerie L'Arc en Seine, 2003, an example of our model reproduced on pp. 72 and 73.
Casimiro di Crescenzo, Stephen Kunz, 'Diegoo Giacometti', Scheidegger & Spiess, 2025, an example of our model reproduced on p. 109.