JEAN-MICHEL FRANK | Pair of console tables, circa 1939

wrought-iron and leather

Private collection, Paris

For related examples :
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 221
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 314

Good overall condition. The wrought-iron presents with scattered chips to the finish and with some oxidation and rust underneath. The leather tops present with some very light drying, a few stains, mostly concentrated along the edges, some surface scratches and a few small scuffs.
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This lot is sold with a certificate from the Jean-Michel Frank Committee.