Jean-Michel Frank - Important Design London Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Paris
    Phillips, London, 'Design', 21 September 2016, lot 132

  • Literature

    Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 119 for a similar example
    Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: l’étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 51 for a similar example

  • 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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Side table

1930s
Oak, oak-veneered plywood, oak-veneered wood.
70.2 x 70.1 x 70 cm (27 5/8 x 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Produced by Chanaux & Company, Paris, France. Underside impressed with 9 B, 1, B 11644 CHANAUX & C. and stamped 23. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for £10,000

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta E Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019
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Important Design

London Auction 18 October 2018