Lot Essay
This lot is accompanied by a certificate from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
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Pair of armchairs, circa 1930
Details
JEAN-MICHEL FRANK (1895-1941)
Pair of armchairs, circa 1930
executed by Chanaux & Co., Paris
beech, sycamore, wool upholstery
each 24 3⁄8 x 24 x 23 in. (62 x 61 x 58,5 cm)
one armchair impressed J.M. FRANK Chanaux & Co 11188
Pair of armchairs, circa 1930
executed by Chanaux & Co., Paris
beech, sycamore, wool upholstery
each 24 3⁄8 x 24 x 23 in. (62 x 61 x 58,5 cm)
one armchair impressed J.M. FRANK Chanaux & Co 11188
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Thence by descent
L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015
Thence by descent
L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015
Literature
D. Walker, 'Jean-Michel Frank', House Beautiful, New York, May 1993, p. 48
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank. Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 191
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 127, 225 and 231
Jean-Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2009, p. 15
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank. Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 191
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 127, 225 and 231
Jean-Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2009, p. 15
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