JEAN-MICHEL FRANK | Six panel screen, circa 1925

straw marquetry and padouk ; branded CHANAUX & Co J.M. FRANK and numbered 12774 on the underside

Galerie Rodolphe Perpitch
Collection Yves Saint Laurent – Pierre Bergé, rue de Babylone

Paris, Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, Jacques Doucet - Yves Saint Laurent, Vivre pour l'Art, October 15, 2015 - February 14, 2016, illustrated p. 148 in the exhibition catalogue

Léopold Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 93
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 120 and 123

Very good overall condition.The surface presents with some small scratches and some small dents scattered. Some chips of straw along the outer edges of the screen, consistent with use. The present lot has been restored a few years ago by a professional restorer (mostly to replace missing straw elements on the frames). The wooden back is slightly dry and presents with slight discoloration and traces of previous restorations (mostly infilled cracks and restored small chips).
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This lot is sold with a certificate from the Jean-Michel Frank Committee.