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Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of standard lamps
- Estimate
- £15,000 - 25,000
£50,000
Lot Details
Painted tubular iron, paper shade.
designed 1921, executed circa 1940
Each: 165 cm (64 7/8 in.) high, 45.4 cm (17 7/8 in.) diameter including shade
Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
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Catalogue Essay
Jean-Michel Frank designed the present model floor lamp in 1921 for the apartment of the Parisian writer Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. Later the model went into production by Comte in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Jean-Michel Frank
French | B. 1895 D. 1941Working 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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