DIEGO GIACOMETTI
'BERCEAU AUX CHATS' SIDE TABLE, c. 1970
Green-brown patinated bronze coffee table, composed of four slender legs extending into uprights, each surmounted by a sculpted cat’s head. The rectangular framework is articulated by a series of fine stretchers and diagonal braces, punctuated by small hook-shaped elements. A rectangular glass top rests upon the structure.
With its slender framework, elongated legs and stylised feline heads, the table exemplifies Diego Giacometti’s distinctive sculptural and graphic vocabulary. The hieratic treatment of the cats and the geometry of the composition also evoke the art of ancient Egypt, a recurring source of inspiration throughout his work.
With its slender framework, elongated legs and stylised feline heads, the table exemplifies Diego Giacometti’s distinctive sculptural and graphic vocabulary. The hieratic treatment of the cats and the geometry of the composition also evoke the art of ancient Egypt, a recurring source of inspiration throughout his work.
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.Private collection, France. Acquired directly from the artist by a couple of collectors who had met him through Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, with whom they maintained close ties of friendship, before themselves becoming close to the artist.
Literature
Françoise Francisci, ‘Diego Giacometti’, Catalogue raisonné, Vol. I, Éditions Eolia, 1986.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.
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