Modern Tables
Except otherwise stated, all results include the premium.
not including bars by Lalanne.
See also : Furniture Modern furniture Lalanne
Chronology : 2001
not including bars by Lalanne.
See also : Furniture Modern furniture Lalanne
Chronology : 2001
1939 The Goodyear Table by Noguchi
2014 SOLD for $ 4.45M by Phillips
Isamu Noguchi is a sculptor. Trained in Paris in 1927 by Brancusi, he does not want to make a difference between fine arts and utilitarian arts. At first he produced stage sets and theater costumes, in a style that tended towards abstraction.
In 1939 he executes two projects for sculptures to serve as monumental fountains, which remain little appreciated. The quality of his work however attracts the attention of A. Conger Goodyear, the president of MoMA, who orders him a table to match his living room.
Noguchi had never created furniture. The Goodyear table is therefore his masterpiece in the etymological sense of the wording. He interlocks two pieces in rosewood carved with somewhat biomorphic abstract curves, on which he places a glass top.
The Goodyear table, 73 x 210 x 87 cm, has retained its original glass. It was sold on December 16, 2014 by Phillips for $ 4.45M from a lower estimate of $ 2M, lot 12.
The end of the war allowed to start new projects. In 1948 the Herman Miller company edited the Noguchi table, a 40 x 127 x 91 cm coffee table directly inspired by the Goodyear table. The base is now made up of two identical elements in opposite positions. The success is considerable : the Noguchi table has been in the Herman Miller catalog for 72 years, with only two interruptions between 1973 and 1984.
In 1939 he executes two projects for sculptures to serve as monumental fountains, which remain little appreciated. The quality of his work however attracts the attention of A. Conger Goodyear, the president of MoMA, who orders him a table to match his living room.
Noguchi had never created furniture. The Goodyear table is therefore his masterpiece in the etymological sense of the wording. He interlocks two pieces in rosewood carved with somewhat biomorphic abstract curves, on which he places a glass top.
The Goodyear table, 73 x 210 x 87 cm, has retained its original glass. It was sold on December 16, 2014 by Phillips for $ 4.45M from a lower estimate of $ 2M, lot 12.
The end of the war allowed to start new projects. In 1948 the Herman Miller company edited the Noguchi table, a 40 x 127 x 91 cm coffee table directly inspired by the Goodyear table. The base is now made up of two identical elements in opposite positions. The success is considerable : the Noguchi table has been in the Herman Miller catalog for 72 years, with only two interruptions between 1973 and 1984.
1950 Italy at Work by Mollino
2020 SOLD for $ 6.2M by Sotheby's
Architect and interior designer, Carlo Mollino has led his career as a synthesis of his exuberant passions : high-flying, skiing, photography, women. After the war, independently of each other, Mollino and Noguchi design the furniture of the future.
Italy looked for new solutions for its reconstruction. An exhibition entitled Italy at Work is dedicated by a consortium of US museums to the renaissance of Italian design. Mollino is invited to prepare the furnishings for an all purpose room.
The main piece of furniture for Mollino's participation in Italy at Work is a dining table, 77 x 250 x 80 cm, designed in 1949 and made in 1950 in plywood, maple and brass by Apelli e Varesio. The technical feat adds to the artistic novelty : his use of large-scale molded plywood is unprecedented in the history of furniture.
The table returns in 1954 to the Brooklyn Museum after the traveling exhibition by a gift from the Italian government. It was sold for $ 6.2M from a lower estimate of $ 2M by Sotheby's on October 28, 2020, lot 16, for the support of the museum's collections. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Italy looked for new solutions for its reconstruction. An exhibition entitled Italy at Work is dedicated by a consortium of US museums to the renaissance of Italian design. Mollino is invited to prepare the furnishings for an all purpose room.
The main piece of furniture for Mollino's participation in Italy at Work is a dining table, 77 x 250 x 80 cm, designed in 1949 and made in 1950 in plywood, maple and brass by Apelli e Varesio. The technical feat adds to the artistic novelty : his use of large-scale molded plywood is unprecedented in the history of furniture.
The table returns in 1954 to the Brooklyn Museum after the traveling exhibition by a gift from the Italian government. It was sold for $ 6.2M from a lower estimate of $ 2M by Sotheby's on October 28, 2020, lot 16, for the support of the museum's collections. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Diego GIACOMETTI
Intro
Diego Giacometti was thirteen months younger than Alberto. Decorators and sculptors, they establish their studio together in Montparnasse. The pieces of furnishing that they realize in the 1930s in particular for Jean-Michel Frank appeal by their modernism.
The war separates them temporarily. At that moment their art takes very different directions. While Alberto expresses existentialism by relying on surrealism, Diego does not leave decoration and realism. He meets the desires of his customers with his nice and humorous themes where animal figures come to perch on the struts or to huddle in the table legs.
Circa 1978, twelve years after the death of Alberto, Diego designs and executes for a customer a bronze table in the shape of a regular octagon 170 cm wide. The top is carried by eight legs in front of which the artist dispositions in the extension of each horizontal bar a standing figure in the threadlike style of Alberto. This late synthesis of the art of the Giacometti brothers is scarce and unexpected. The table was sold for $ 3.8M by Sotheby's on November 15, 2016.
The war separates them temporarily. At that moment their art takes very different directions. While Alberto expresses existentialism by relying on surrealism, Diego does not leave decoration and realism. He meets the desires of his customers with his nice and humorous themes where animal figures come to perch on the struts or to huddle in the table legs.
Circa 1978, twelve years after the death of Alberto, Diego designs and executes for a customer a bronze table in the shape of a regular octagon 170 cm wide. The top is carried by eight legs in front of which the artist dispositions in the extension of each horizontal bar a standing figure in the threadlike style of Alberto. This late synthesis of the art of the Giacometti brothers is scarce and unexpected. The table was sold for $ 3.8M by Sotheby's on November 15, 2016.
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Table Berceau aux Renards
2025 SOLD for $ 4.5M by Christie's
A low table of Berceau type, modèle aux Renards executed by Diego Giacometti ca 1974, 55 x 185 x 76 cm was sold for $ 4.5M from a lower estimate of $ 1.5M by Christie's on November 19, 2025, lot 18B.
Asking Grok to review the evolution of the tables consoles from that example to the Promenade des Amis (1976 design) sold by Christie's on December 3, 2024, lot 68.
Diego Giacometti's Console and Table Designs: From Berceau aux Renards to Promenade des AmisDiego Giacometti (1902–1985), the younger brother of the renowned sculptor Alberto Giacometti, was a master of patinated bronze furniture that blended functionality with poetic, narrative sculpture. His designs often drew from childhood memories of Swiss alpine wildlife—farm animals, forest creatures, and twisting natural forms—infusing everyday objects like consoles and tables with whimsy, movement, and a sense of ancient mythology. This evolution reflects Giacometti's progression from intimate, cradle-like low tables evoking domestic or natural enclosures in the mid-1970s to more expansive, story-driven consoles by the late 1970s, where animal figures take center stage in humorous vignettes. Both pieces you mentioned exemplify this shift, with their fox and canine motifs highlighting his fascination with vulpine and pack animals as symbols of cunning and companionship.
Berceau aux Renards (Cradle with Foxes): A Low Table of Enclosed Narrative (ca. 1974)
The Berceau aux Renards (literally "Cradle to the Foxes") is a low table from Giacometti's "Berceau" series, which originated in the early 1960s as functional yet sculptural pieces resembling cradles or low benches. By the 1970s, models like aux Renards incorporated more elaborate animal integrations, evolving the design from simple, vine-wrapped frames to dynamic scenes where wildlife animates the structure.
Promenade des Amis (Promenade of Friends): A Console of Social Vignette (1976 Design)
By 1976, Giacometti's consoles had evolved into more vertical, wall-leaning forms that doubled as freestanding sculptures, allowing for complex "promenades" or processions of figures beneath the surface. Promenade des Amis builds directly on the animal motifs of pieces like Berceau aux Renards, but shifts from enclosed, cradle-like intimacy to an open, horizontal narrative of companionship—horses and dogs gathering under trees, evoking a joyful hunt or rural gathering.
Berceau : Low table (cradle-like, horizontal enclosure)
Promenade : Console (vertical, wall-leaning procession)
Animal Motifs
Berceau : Foxes as guardians (2–3 figures, intertwined)
Promenade : Horse + 3 dogs as companions (4–5 figures, interactive)
Narrative Style
Berceau : Intimate, protective woodland scene
Promenade : Expansive, social "promenade" with motion
Height/Dimensions
Berceau : 22½ in. H; wider, lower profile (71 in. W)
Promenade : 35⅜ in. H; narrower, taller (47⅞ in. W)
Patina & Texture
Berceau : Green, verdant vines for immersion
Promenade : Brown-green, earthy trees for landscape depth
Market Impact
Berceau : $4.53M (2025); emphasizes rarity in low tables
Promenade : €9.48M record (2024); highlights narrative consoles
This two-year span captures Giacometti's refinement: post-Alberto's death (1966), he increasingly treated furniture as "paintings in bronze," with animals evolving from decorative accents to protagonists. Both pieces share canine/fox themes—cunning hunters in harmony with nature—rooted in his Swiss heritage, but Promenade expands the "pack" dynamic for greater drama. Their record prices reflect surging demand for Giacometti's post-1970 works, valued for blending Surrealism, functionality, and patina-aged allure.
Asking Grok to review the evolution of the tables consoles from that example to the Promenade des Amis (1976 design) sold by Christie's on December 3, 2024, lot 68.
Diego Giacometti's Console and Table Designs: From Berceau aux Renards to Promenade des AmisDiego Giacometti (1902–1985), the younger brother of the renowned sculptor Alberto Giacometti, was a master of patinated bronze furniture that blended functionality with poetic, narrative sculpture. His designs often drew from childhood memories of Swiss alpine wildlife—farm animals, forest creatures, and twisting natural forms—infusing everyday objects like consoles and tables with whimsy, movement, and a sense of ancient mythology. This evolution reflects Giacometti's progression from intimate, cradle-like low tables evoking domestic or natural enclosures in the mid-1970s to more expansive, story-driven consoles by the late 1970s, where animal figures take center stage in humorous vignettes. Both pieces you mentioned exemplify this shift, with their fox and canine motifs highlighting his fascination with vulpine and pack animals as symbols of cunning and companionship.
Berceau aux Renards (Cradle with Foxes): A Low Table of Enclosed Narrative (ca. 1974)
The Berceau aux Renards (literally "Cradle to the Foxes") is a low table from Giacometti's "Berceau" series, which originated in the early 1960s as functional yet sculptural pieces resembling cradles or low benches. By the 1970s, models like aux Renards incorporated more elaborate animal integrations, evolving the design from simple, vine-wrapped frames to dynamic scenes where wildlife animates the structure.
- Design Evolution Context: Early Berceau versions (e.g., première version, ca. 1962–1963) featured abstract, organic bronze supports with subtle leaf and branch motifs, emphasizing Giacometti's Art Nouveau influences and his technique of casting directly from plaster models reworked over time. The aux Renards variant marks a maturation: foxes emerge as playful, intertwined figures along the sides and legs, suggesting a "cradle" scene where the animals guard or play within a forested enclosure. This adds narrative depth, transforming the table from mere support to a frozen moment of rural fantasy—echoing Giacometti's childhood explorations in the Grisons Mountains. The green patina enhances the verdant, woodland illusion, while the glass top allows the bronze base to "breathe" as sculpture.
- Specifications (based on the ca. 1974 example):
- Material: Patinated bronze (green patina) with glass top.
- Dimensions: Height: 22½ in. (57.2 cm); Width: 71 in. (180.4 cm); Depth: 34½ in. (87.6 cm).
- Key Features: Elongated rectangular form with fox silhouettes leaping and curling around vine-like stretchers; the "cradle" motif evokes protection and enclosure, bridging Giacometti's earlier abstract functionalism to his later figural storytelling.
- Auction History: Sold at Christie's New York, 20th Century, Impressionist & Contemporary Evening Sale (Property from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse), November 19, 2025, Lot 18B. It fetched $3.65 million hammer ($4.53 million with premium), exceeding its $1.5–2.5 million estimate after a seven-minute bidding war among international phone bidders. This result underscores the renewed market appreciation for patinated, narrative-driven Giacometti furniture, with the piece's rarity (one of few aux Renards examples) driving demand.
Promenade des Amis (Promenade of Friends): A Console of Social Vignette (1976 Design)
By 1976, Giacometti's consoles had evolved into more vertical, wall-leaning forms that doubled as freestanding sculptures, allowing for complex "promenades" or processions of figures beneath the surface. Promenade des Amis builds directly on the animal motifs of pieces like Berceau aux Renards, but shifts from enclosed, cradle-like intimacy to an open, horizontal narrative of companionship—horses and dogs gathering under trees, evoking a joyful hunt or rural gathering.
- Design Evolution Context: From the Berceau series' grounded, low profiles, Giacometti's consoles in the late 1970s (e.g., Hommage à Böcklin, ca. 1975–1980) introduced taller supports and layered storytelling, influenced by his commissions for museums like the Fondation Maeght. Promenade des Amis refines this: three dogs and a horse convene beneath stylized trees on vine-wrapped legs, their poses conveying motion and interaction. The brown-green patina adds earthy depth, while the glass top frames the scene like a stage. This marks a leap in complexity—early 1970s tables had 2–3 animal figures; by 1976, Giacometti orchestrated 4–5 in dynamic compositions, drawing from Böcklin's romantic landscapes and his own plaster-modeling technique for lifelike energy. Variants (e.g., 1984 editions) further abstracted the trees, but the 1976 original emphasizes raw, humorous vitality.
- Specifications (based on the 1976 example):
- Material: Patinated bronze (brown-green patina) with glass top.
- Dimensions: Height: 35⅜ in. (89.8 cm); Width: 47⅞ in. (121.6 cm); Depth: 14¾ in. (37 cm).
- Key Features: Slim console profile with a central tree motif; the "friends" (horse and dogs) interact playfully below, stamped "DIEGO DG" on a crossbar; vine textures on stretchers nod to Art Nouveau roots while the animals add Giacometti's signature whimsy.
- Auction History: Sold at Christie's Paris, Design Sale (Property from the Collection of Lady Mercia Harrison, widow of Rex Harrison), December 3, 2024, Lot 68. It achieved a world auction record for a Giacometti furniture piece at €9.48 million (approx. $10.2 million), far surpassing expectations and totaling €12.3 million for four lots from Harrison's collection (acquired directly from Giacometti's studio). The sale highlighted the design's "witty" appeal and Harrison's personal friendship with the artist, who gifted pieces to her.
Berceau : Low table (cradle-like, horizontal enclosure)
Promenade : Console (vertical, wall-leaning procession)
Animal Motifs
Berceau : Foxes as guardians (2–3 figures, intertwined)
Promenade : Horse + 3 dogs as companions (4–5 figures, interactive)
Narrative Style
Berceau : Intimate, protective woodland scene
Promenade : Expansive, social "promenade" with motion
Height/Dimensions
Berceau : 22½ in. H; wider, lower profile (71 in. W)
Promenade : 35⅜ in. H; narrower, taller (47⅞ in. W)
Patina & Texture
Berceau : Green, verdant vines for immersion
Promenade : Brown-green, earthy trees for landscape depth
Market Impact
Berceau : $4.53M (2025); emphasizes rarity in low tables
Promenade : €9.48M record (2024); highlights narrative consoles
This two-year span captures Giacometti's refinement: post-Alberto's death (1966), he increasingly treated furniture as "paintings in bronze," with animals evolving from decorative accents to protagonists. Both pieces share canine/fox themes—cunning hunters in harmony with nature—rooted in his Swiss heritage, but Promenade expands the "pack" dynamic for greater drama. Their record prices reflect surging demand for Giacometti's post-1970 works, valued for blending Surrealism, functionality, and patina-aged allure.
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1976 Promenade des Amis
2024 SOLD for € 9.5M by Christie's
Promenade des amis is a playful scene designed in 1976 by Diego Giacometti. It stages trees, horses and dogs in various numbers for various furnishing configurations.
The 88 cm high console table in patinated bronze with a glass top 121 x 35 cm stages on the spacer a horse with raised head confronting three dogs following one another amidst three trees with a round foliage. The first dog barks aggressively to the horse. The second dog is ready to jump and the farther dog is waiting.
An example was sold for € 9.5M from a lower estimate of € 1.5M by Christie's on December 3, 2024, lot 68. Its terminus post quem is 1980 when it was acquired directly from the artist by its first owner.
Nearly identical as the example above, a Promenade des Amis designed ca 1977 was sold for $ 4M by Christie's on November 19, 2025, lot 6B. Its terminus post quem is 1980 when ot was sold by Pierre Matisse Gallery.
Asking Grok to compare both Promenades.
Grok thought before the 2025 sale :
The "Promenade des Amis" console by Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) is a patinated bronze and glass piece designed circa 1977, featuring a whimsical narrative scene of a horse and dogs meeting under a tree. It measures 35 5/8 x 48 x 13 3/8 inches (90.5 x 122 x 34 cm) and is impressed with the artist's signature "DIEGO" and monogram "DG." This example carries a notable provenance: originally from the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York, it passed to Jacques and Natasha Gelman in Mexico in 1980, was sold at Christie's New York on November 20, 1998 (lot 834), and has since been part of the Edlis Neeson Collection. It appears in several key publications on Giacometti's work, including Michel Butor's Diego Giacometti (1985, pp. 127 and 137), Françoise Francisci's catalogue raisonné volume 1 (1986, pp. 15-17), and Daniel Marchesseau's Diego Giacometti (1986, p. 93) and Diego Giacometti: Sculpteur de meubles (2018, p. 126).
This lot is scheduled for Christie's 21st Century Evening Sale Featuring Works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection (auction 23484) on November 19, 2025, as lot 6B, with an estimate of USD 3,000,000–5,000,000.
A comparable variant of the "Promenade des Amis" console, designed circa 1976, sold at Christie's Paris on December 3, 2024, as lot 68 in their Design sale. That piece, also in patinated bronze with a glass top, measured slightly differently at 34 5/8 x 47 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (88 x 121 x 35 cm) and was similarly signed "DIEGO" with the "DG" monogram. It came from the collection of Lady Mercia Harrison, who acquired it directly from the artist around 1980. Estimated at €1,500,000–2,000,000, it realized €9,500,000 (approximately USD 10,000,000 at the time), setting a world auction record for Diego Giacometti and more than quadrupling its high estimate amid strong bidding. This sale contributed to the overall Design auction totaling €19.4 million, doubling its high estimate.
Dimensions
1977 : 90.5 x 122 x 34 cm
1976 : 88 x 121 x 35 cm
Both examples embody Giacometti's signature style of functional sculpture with playful animal motifs, drawing from his Swiss roots and collaborations with his brother Alberto. The record-breaking sale of the 2024 variant underscores growing market demand for Giacometti's furniture-sculptures, potentially influencing expectations for the upcoming lot—though estimates remain conservative relative to the prior result, factoring in market conditions and subtle design differences.
Other comment :
In the same style and similar size based on a console sculpture created ca 1972 for James Lord, Biche, Arbre et Renard à l'affût, executed in 1976-1978 by Diego, was sold for € 2.93M by Ader on December 4, 2024, lot 33.
The 88 cm high console table in patinated bronze with a glass top 121 x 35 cm stages on the spacer a horse with raised head confronting three dogs following one another amidst three trees with a round foliage. The first dog barks aggressively to the horse. The second dog is ready to jump and the farther dog is waiting.
An example was sold for € 9.5M from a lower estimate of € 1.5M by Christie's on December 3, 2024, lot 68. Its terminus post quem is 1980 when it was acquired directly from the artist by its first owner.
Nearly identical as the example above, a Promenade des Amis designed ca 1977 was sold for $ 4M by Christie's on November 19, 2025, lot 6B. Its terminus post quem is 1980 when ot was sold by Pierre Matisse Gallery.
Asking Grok to compare both Promenades.
Grok thought before the 2025 sale :
The "Promenade des Amis" console by Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) is a patinated bronze and glass piece designed circa 1977, featuring a whimsical narrative scene of a horse and dogs meeting under a tree. It measures 35 5/8 x 48 x 13 3/8 inches (90.5 x 122 x 34 cm) and is impressed with the artist's signature "DIEGO" and monogram "DG." This example carries a notable provenance: originally from the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York, it passed to Jacques and Natasha Gelman in Mexico in 1980, was sold at Christie's New York on November 20, 1998 (lot 834), and has since been part of the Edlis Neeson Collection. It appears in several key publications on Giacometti's work, including Michel Butor's Diego Giacometti (1985, pp. 127 and 137), Françoise Francisci's catalogue raisonné volume 1 (1986, pp. 15-17), and Daniel Marchesseau's Diego Giacometti (1986, p. 93) and Diego Giacometti: Sculpteur de meubles (2018, p. 126).
This lot is scheduled for Christie's 21st Century Evening Sale Featuring Works from the Edlis | Neeson Collection (auction 23484) on November 19, 2025, as lot 6B, with an estimate of USD 3,000,000–5,000,000.
A comparable variant of the "Promenade des Amis" console, designed circa 1976, sold at Christie's Paris on December 3, 2024, as lot 68 in their Design sale. That piece, also in patinated bronze with a glass top, measured slightly differently at 34 5/8 x 47 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (88 x 121 x 35 cm) and was similarly signed "DIEGO" with the "DG" monogram. It came from the collection of Lady Mercia Harrison, who acquired it directly from the artist around 1980. Estimated at €1,500,000–2,000,000, it realized €9,500,000 (approximately USD 10,000,000 at the time), setting a world auction record for Diego Giacometti and more than quadrupling its high estimate amid strong bidding. This sale contributed to the overall Design auction totaling €19.4 million, doubling its high estimate.
Dimensions
1977 : 90.5 x 122 x 34 cm
1976 : 88 x 121 x 35 cm
Both examples embody Giacometti's signature style of functional sculpture with playful animal motifs, drawing from his Swiss roots and collaborations with his brother Alberto. The record-breaking sale of the 2024 variant underscores growing market demand for Giacometti's furniture-sculptures, potentially influencing expectations for the upcoming lot—though estimates remain conservative relative to the prior result, factoring in market conditions and subtle design differences.
Other comment :
In the same style and similar size based on a console sculpture created ca 1972 for James Lord, Biche, Arbre et Renard à l'affût, executed in 1976-1978 by Diego, was sold for € 2.93M by Ader on December 4, 2024, lot 33.
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1978 Hommage à Böcklin
2021 SOLD for $ 6.8M by Sotheby's
The glass top console Hommage à Böcklin is a tribute by Diego Giacometti to the Toteninsel by the previous Swiss artist.
Diego took for that reference the cypress trees limited to two groups of two in a degrading symmetry on both sides of a moon shaped golden disc in the interior crossbars. A contemplating owl is perched on one of the side bars.
This model was designed ca 1978. An example 90 x 110 x 34 cm in patinated and gilt bronze and patinated iron was sold for $ 6.8M from a lower estimate of $ 1M by Sotheby's on December 8, 2021, lot 118.
Diego took for that reference the cypress trees limited to two groups of two in a degrading symmetry on both sides of a moon shaped golden disc in the interior crossbars. A contemplating owl is perched on one of the side bars.
This model was designed ca 1978. An example 90 x 110 x 34 cm in patinated and gilt bronze and patinated iron was sold for $ 6.8M from a lower estimate of $ 1M by Sotheby's on December 8, 2021, lot 118.
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1980 Hommage à Böcklin, console
2023 SOLD for £ 5.1M by Christie's
An example executed in 1980 in bronze and iron with green and grey patina and copper of the Hommage à Böcklin was sold for £ 5,1M from a lower estimate of £ 2M by Christie's on October 13, 2023, lot 18.
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1980 Table aux Caryatides et Atlantes
2017 SOLD for € 4.2M by Christie's
In 1970 Hubert de Givenchy is seduced by the simple and effective creations by Diego Giacometti with which he will populate his manor. The collection of the works executed by Diego for Givenchy is dispersed by Christie's on March 6, 2017.
This set includes three examples in bronze and wood of the octagonal table "aux caryatides et atlantes". A table 162 cm in diameter made circa 1980 was sold for € 4.2M from a lower estimate of € 600K, lot 16.
Two tables 190 cm in diameter were made circa 1983. They were sold for € 3.8M, lot 7, and € 3.3M, lot 11.
This set includes three examples in bronze and wood of the octagonal table "aux caryatides et atlantes". A table 162 cm in diameter made circa 1980 was sold for € 4.2M from a lower estimate of € 600K, lot 16.
Two tables 190 cm in diameter were made circa 1983. They were sold for € 3.8M, lot 7, and € 3.3M, lot 11.
results referred here above for Diego Giacometti
$ 3.8M Intro
$ 4M Promenade
€ 2.93M Promenade
€ 3.8M Givenchy
€ 3.3M Givenchy
$ 4M Promenade
€ 2.93M Promenade
€ 3.8M Givenchy
€ 3.3M Givenchy
LALANNE
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2001 Troupeau d'Eléphants dans les Arbres 1/8
2021 SOLD for $ 6.6M by Christie's
Troupeau d'éléphants dans les arbres is a playful installation made in 2001 by François-Xavier Lalanne, mingling furniture and animal art. The 1/8 was sold for $ 6.6M from a lower estimate of $ 1M by Christie's on June 10, 2021, lot 17. All elements are impressed FxL LALANNE 1/8 2001.
It had been commissioned by Sydell Miller and was a highlight of her 'La Rêverie' Palm Beach home. Four others were made for other customers.
The octagonal table in gilt bronze and glass is 81 cm high and 160 cm in diameter. Its four legs are trees. The branches without leaves support the top. The seven elephants of various sizes in gilt bronze are standing each alone on various attitudes. They may be positioned under or on the table, like toys. The biggest is 52 cm high.
Interestingly this composition associates the signature animal models of François-Xavier with the vegetal world of Claude.
It had been commissioned by Sydell Miller and was a highlight of her 'La Rêverie' Palm Beach home. Four others were made for other customers.
The octagonal table in gilt bronze and glass is 81 cm high and 160 cm in diameter. Its four legs are trees. The branches without leaves support the top. The seven elephants of various sizes in gilt bronze are standing each alone on various attitudes. They may be positioned under or on the table, like toys. The biggest is 52 cm high.
Interestingly this composition associates the signature animal models of François-Xavier with the vegetal world of Claude.
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2001 Troupeau d'Eléphants dans les Arbres 2/8
2024 SOLD for $ 11.6M by Sotheby's
The 2/8 of the Troupeau d'éléphants dans les arbres had been acquired in 2001 by the same collector who had commissioned the 1/8. All elements are impressed FxL LALANNE 2/8 2001.
Coming from her collection, it was sold for $ 11.6M from a lower estimate of $ 4M by Sotheby's on November 18, 2024, lot 3. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Coming from her collection, it was sold for $ 11.6M from a lower estimate of $ 4M by Sotheby's on November 18, 2024, lot 3. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
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2006 Les Deux Capricornes Attablés
2021 SOLD for € 4.8M by Sotheby's
Mingling astrology and fancy, the capricorne does not properly exist. It is indeed no more than a horned goat, but it was sufficient to excite the fancy of François-Xavier Lalanne.
Some variations exist. Standing in its four legs with an elongated body, Capricorne III is a bench in the following of the Moutons. Cast by Bocquel in 2007, the artist's proof EA 3/4 70 x 123 x 34,5 cm patinated bronze was sold for € 1.83M by Sotheby's on November 4, 2021, lot 62 from the collection of Dorothée Lalanne.
There is no limit in François-Xavier's fancy. Les Deux capricornes attablés display a composite beast with a head at each end, looking outwards. The table top in glass is posed on the two pairs of horns. Attablé is a fancy meaning by the artist properly meaning seated at a table.
Edited in 2006, the gilt patinated bronze 2/8, 85 x 210 x 105 cm, was sold for € 4.8M from a lower estimate of € 200K by Sotheby's in the same sale as above, lot 10.
Some variations exist. Standing in its four legs with an elongated body, Capricorne III is a bench in the following of the Moutons. Cast by Bocquel in 2007, the artist's proof EA 3/4 70 x 123 x 34,5 cm patinated bronze was sold for € 1.83M by Sotheby's on November 4, 2021, lot 62 from the collection of Dorothée Lalanne.
There is no limit in François-Xavier's fancy. Les Deux capricornes attablés display a composite beast with a head at each end, looking outwards. The table top in glass is posed on the two pairs of horns. Attablé is a fancy meaning by the artist properly meaning seated at a table.
Edited in 2006, the gilt patinated bronze 2/8, 85 x 210 x 105 cm, was sold for € 4.8M from a lower estimate of € 200K by Sotheby's in the same sale as above, lot 10.
