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Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of table lamps
- Estimate
- £15,000 - 20,000
£81,250
Lot Details
Painted iron, paper shade.
circa 1940
Each: 53.5 cm (21 1/8 in.) high including shade
Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
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Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present pair of table lamps, which are possibly unique, were specially made for Marta Madero Unzué whose collection also included a floor lamp version of the same design.
Provenance
Literature
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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