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
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
Private Collection, France Thence by descent L'Arc en Seine, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2015
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
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This lot is accompanied by a certificate from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
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