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Jean-Michel FRANK (1895–1941)
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Jean-Michel FRANK (1895–1941)
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Estimate €50,000 - €70,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean-Michel FRANK (1895–1941)
Design created circa 1922
A pair of cubic armchairs in stained wood with straight backs that extend into solid armrests.
They rest on a base that is tapered at the front and sabre-shaped at the rear.
Upholstered in a multicoloured fabric.
68 x 59.6 x 59 cm
(signs of wear and traces of wood-boring insects)
A certificate of authenticity from the Jean-Michel Frank committee will be provided to the purchaser.
A pair of tinted wood cubic armchairs with straight backs extending onto solid armrests, designed by Jean-Michel Frank around 1922. Polychromatic fabric cover.
26.77 x 23.46 x 23.23 inches
(signs of wear and wood-boring insects)
Comes with a certificate from the Jean-Michel Frank Committee.
Bibliography:
- Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier: “Jean-Michel Frank”, Norma Editions, Paris, 2006, model (upholstered in shagreen) reproduced on pages 109 and 108.
- François Baudot: “Jean-Michel Frank”, Assouline, Paris, 2004, model (covered in stingray leather) reproduced on page 42.
- Léopold Diego Sanchez: “Jean-Michel Frank”, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1997, model (covered in stingray leather) reproduced on page 102.
- Pierre Kjellberg: “20th-Century Furniture: A Dictionary of Designers”, Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1994, model (upholstered in stingray) reproduced on page 234.
- Félix Marcilhac: “Connoisseur’s Choice” in “The Staste”, issue 1, September–October 1990, model (upholstered in shagreen) reproduced on pages 71 and 79.
- Dan Klein, Nancy A. McClelland and Malcolm Haslam: “L’Esprit Art Déco”, Flammarion, Paris, 1987, model (covered in shagreen) reproduced on page 135.
- Yvonne Brunhammer: “Les styles des années 30 à 50”, Baschet, Paris, 1987, model (covered in shagreen) reproduced on page 6.
- *Vogue* (French edition), December 1933, photograph of a model with a different cover in composer Cole Porter’s music room, page 66.
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About the sale
Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
Auction location
Auction time
11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
YANN GIRAULT
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