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- Estimate
- €120,000–€180,000 hammer ≈ $132,240–$198,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Design, Paris · 26 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4790938
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Diego Giacometti, chat maître d'hôtel. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2019, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4790938.
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Diego Giacometti, chat maître d'hôtel. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2019, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4790938.
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From the same sale Important Design · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 gopuram table, from the bharata series | Ettore Sottsass | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| stand | Ettore Sottsass | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| pair of in praise of epicurus armchairs | Ettore Sottsass | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| iasia vase | Ettore Sottsass | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| pair of chairs | — | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| vase | — | €6,000–€8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Giacometti | Tapis La Rencontre | $148,698 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | |
| Diego Giacometti | chat maître d'hôtel, designed in 1967 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Diego Giacometti | Lampe Dompteuse | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Diego Giacometti | Tapis La promenade des amis | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Diego Giacometti | Trois Chiens et Arbre, 1982 | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Diego Giacometti | Panier, pièce unique | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Diego Giacometti | Autruche | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Diego Giacometti | Miroir, pièce unique | Sotheby's, May 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.