Jean-Michel Frank - Design London Thursday, November 12, 2020 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata

  • Literature

    'A Twentieth Century Apartment', Vogue, August 1929, p. 33
    Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 47, 87
    Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: l'étrange luxe du rien, New York, 2006, pp. 13, 131

  • 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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Pair of 'X' table lamps

circa 1940
Painted iron, paper shades.
Each: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.) high, 30 cm (11 3/4 in.) diameter
Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.

Estimate
£15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for £30,240

Contact Specialist

Madalena Horta E Costa
Head of Sale, Associate Specialist
+44 20 7318 4019
MHortaECosta@phillips.com

 

Design

London Auction 12 November 2020