Jean-Michel Frank - Design London Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Argentina
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2004

  • Literature

    'Sous un toit de Paris', Vogue, Paris, April 1937, p. 94 for the model
    'Jean-Michel Frank', Vogue, UK, no. 5, March 1937, p. 92 for the model
    Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 244 for the model
    Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, New York, 2006, pp. 152, 154, 261 for the model

  • Artist Biography

    Jean-Michel Frank

    French • 1895 - 1941

    Working in Paris, New York and Argentina, Jean-Michel Frank designed subtle, exquisitely proportioned furniture and lighting for sophisticated interiors. His elite roster of patrons included the vicomte Charles de Noailles, the businessman and politician Nelson A. Rockefeller, the couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and the perfumer Guerlain, among many others. Against the backdrop of the interwar period, Frank designed calm, subdued interiors that offered refuge from the chaotic world. His furniture, which was often clad in vellum, bleached leather or shagreen, featured clean lines and served to complement the art collections of his clients, which included works by Picasso, Léger and Matisse.

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Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Association St. Bernard of the Villa Noailles, Hyères, France

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Pair of table lamps

circa 1940
Leather-bound wood, tubular brass, fabric shade.
Each: 54.2 cm (21 3/8 in.) high, 30.4 cm (11 7/8 in.) diameter
Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.

Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £43,750

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Design

London Auction 20 September 2017