Design
Design
Property from the Collection of a New York Lady
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of Armchairs
Lot Closed
October 19, 06:24 PM GMT
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of a New York Lady
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of Armchairs
circa 1938
executed by Comté, Buenos Aires, Argentina
patinated wrought iron, original leather upholstery
35⅞ x 23¾ x 26¼ in. (91.1 x 57.6 x 68.4 cm) each
Private Collection, New York, acquired directly from Comté, circa 1938
Thence by descent to the present owner
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 220-221
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, p. 204
Jean-Michel Frank, exh. cat., Galerie Vallois, Paris, 2006, n.p.
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: Un Décorateur dans le Paris des Années 30, Paris 2009, pp. 13 and 92
Laure Verchère, Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 2018, p. 188
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.