JEAN-MICHEL FRANK | Pair of occasional tables

gilt patinated iron

Private collection, Italy

Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 69, 146, 167 and 208
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 68, 131, 149, 162 and 216

Condition consistent with age and use. The gilt iron presents with some wear and oxidation throughout, more significant on one top, as partially visible in the catalogue illustration. There are some scattered light scratches and a few tiny dents. Both occasional tables are wobbly. Some surface soiling with a few stains and some larger stains on the underside of the top.
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This lot is sold with a certificate from the Jean-Michel Frank Committee