Diego Giacometti, French, Swiss, 1902 to 1985, patinated bronze sculpture, The Ostrich. Designed circa 1977. The sculpture depicts an ostrich with a movable ostrich egg. Diego Giacometti is known for Animal sculpture, furniture design. He is the younger brother of the sculptor Alberto Giacometti. During World War II Diego Giacometti did his first animal sculptures. Animals regularly adorned his works, such as the Tree table with mouse, which belonged to the collection of Jean Paul Binet. His fascination with the animal kingdom was tied to the mythological and dream-like world of his childhood. His sculptures are sometimes amusing or picturesque. For example, The Ostrich, owed its existence to the fact that his friend Dr. Binet, not knowing what to do with an ostrich egg, gave it to Diego who integrated inside an ostrich that he dreamed up and sculpted. Vintage and Modern European Artistic Sculptures, Figures, Figurines, Statues, Home Decor, Interior Design, and Collectibles.