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Diego Giacometti

Swiss · 1902–1985 · Sculptor

Diego Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor and designer, and the brother of the artists Alberto Giacometti and Bruno Giacometti. (Wikipedia)

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79auction results2005–2025years recorded95%sold (75)$216kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Diego Giacometti, Lustre aux acrobates, 1962, Bronze castLustre aux acrobatesKornfeld · CHF 2,000,000≈ $2,361,000≈ £1,799,954≈ €2,130,674Sign up to see
  2. Diego Giacometti, Candélabre navigateur, Ca. 1965Candélabre navigateurKornfeld · CHF 1,200,000≈ $1,504,440≈ £1,110,944≈ €1,283,871Sign up to see
  3. Diego Giacometti, Lustre aux acrobatesLustre aux acrobatesKornfeld · CHF 950,000≈ $954,560≈ £754,951≈ €847,368Sign up to see

Diego Giacometti’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 79 auction results for Diego Giacometti between 2005 and 2025, of which 75 sold (95%). Recorded sale prices range from $4.3kSign up free to see to $2.4MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $2.4MSign up free to see for Lustre aux acrobates at Kornfeld in September 2024. The most common medium is sculpture (60 lots). Most results come from Phillips (31), Kornfeld (17) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (14).

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  1. Diego Giacometti, Console table with tree, glass, bronze
    Console table with treeIn the manner of the artist
    Sculpture
    27½ h x 46 w x 16 d in (70 x 117 x 41 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 272
    $4,864≈ £3,604≈ €4,188Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  2. Diego Giacometti, Table lamp, enameled steel, silk shade
    Table lampAfter the artist
    enameled steel, silk shade
    31 h x 17 w x 10 d in (79 x 43 x 25 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 178
    $4,480≈ £3,342≈ €3,928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Diego Giacometti, Coffee table, bronze, glass
    Coffee tableIn the manner of the artist
    Sculpture
    16 h x 37½ w x 37½ d in (41 x 95 x 95 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 271
    $1,197≈ £892≈ €1,032Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  4. Diego Giacometti, 'La rencontre' carpet, designed in 1984, Wool
    'La rencontre' carpet, designed in 1984After the artist
    Wool
    170.2 x 229.2 cm (67 x 90 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    £14,190≈ $19,169≈ €16,381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Diego Giacometti, Ceiling light, steel
    Ceiling lightIn the manner of the artist
    steel
    25 h x 18 dia in (63 x 46 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 157
    $466≈ £349≈ €404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  6. Diego Giacometti, Ceiling light, steel
    Ceiling lightIn the manner of the artist
    steel
    25 h x 18 dia in (63 x 46 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 258
    $762≈ £568≈ €651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  7. Diego Giacometti, Wall shelf, patinated iron, glass
    Wall shelfIn the manner of the artist
    Sculpture
    10½ h x 23 w x 10½ d in (27 x 58 x 27 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 153
    $2,794≈ £2,134≈ €2,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  8. Diego Giacometti, Occasional table, patinated iron, glass
    Occasional tableIn the manner of the artist
    Sculpture
    17 h x 15½ dia in (43 x 39 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 305
    $635≈ £485≈ €551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  9. Diego Giacometti, Chat maître d’hôtel, 1961-1964, Bronze
    Chat maître d’hôtel, 1961-1964
    Sculpture
    29.2 x 9.5 x 24.5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 1
    CHF 360,000≈ $451,332≈ £333,283≈ €385,161HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 150,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  10. Diego Giacometti, Table berceau 2ème version, Ca. 1963
    Table berceau 2ème version
    Ca. 1963
    117 x 37 x 37.5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 13
    CHF 220,000≈ $275,814≈ £203,673≈ €235,376HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 275,000–View at Kornfeld ↗

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Diego Giacometti: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Diego Giacometti at auction?

$2,361,000Sign up free to see, for Lustre aux acrobates at Kornfeld (September 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Diego Giacometti?

The median sale price is $216kSign up free to see across 75 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Diego Giacometti have sold at auction?

75 of 79 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Diego Giacometti?

Phillips, Kornfeld and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Kornfeld · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

Diego Giacometti signature

3 catalogued lots by Diego Giacometti record a signature line. Most often: monogrammed.

Placement

  • on the base1

Form

  • monogrammed2
  • signed1

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About Diego Giacometti

Diego Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor and designer, and the brother of the artists Alberto Giacometti and Bruno Giacometti.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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