Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions

Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions

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Jean-Michel Frank

Pair of Armchairs

Auction Closed

November 19, 04:46 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Jean-Michel Frank

1895 - 1941

Pair of Armchairs


en suite with the previous lot

from the Rockefeller 810 Fifth Avenue apartment

executed in 1939

executed by Chanaux & Company, Paris

gilt wood, fabric upholstery

32 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (82.5 x 56.5 x 54.3 cm) each


This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.

Commissioned directly from the artist by Nelson Rockefeller, 1939
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 45 (for the model in situ in the Rockefeller 810 Fifth Avenue apartment)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, L'étrange Luxe du Rien, Paris, 2006, p. 185 (for the model in situ)
Laure Verchère, Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 2018, pp. 267-268 (for the model in situ)