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