"Mask with snakes" wall sconce

Patinated bronze wall sconce representing a woman's face surrounded by snakes.
Made for Jean-Michel Frank,
Paris, 1933-1934.

Height: 24.5 cm.

Bibliography: Daniel Marchesseau, "Diego Giacometti", éd. Hermann, Paris, 1986, p. 33 (illustrated plaster model); Léopold Diego Sanchez, "Jean-Michel Frank", éd. du Regard, Paris, 1997, pp. 29, 239 (illustrated plaster models), Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, "Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien", éd. Norma, Paris, 2006, pp. 197, 250 (illustrated plaster models).