PAUL T. FRANKL (1887-1958)
Lot 167

PAUL T. FRANKL (1887-1958)

A RARE ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1929

Closed14 June 2012

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USD 30,000

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PAUL T. FRANKL (1887-1958)
A RARE ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1929
retailed by Frankl Galleries, nickel-plated steel, with later leather upholstery, together with a matching modern replica of the same design
31¼ in. (79.4 cm.) high, 26¾ in. (67.9 cm.) wide, 32¾ in. (83.8 cm.) deep
replica chair engraved REPLICA in several places (2)

Jed Johnson, New York;
As Time Goes By, New York;
Historical Design, New York, circa 1984;
Sotheby's, New York, 18 December 2004, lot 700.

Specialist note

P. Frankl, Form and Re-Form: A Practical Handbook of Modern Interiors, New York, 1930, p. 24 for an illustration of this chair.

The present chair is a scarce example of modernist nickel-plated steel furniture designed by Paul Frankl. This example is accompanied by a matching replica, commissioned by the vendor in 2005, and executed by Michael S. Smith Incorporated.