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What are French chairs called?
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French chairs are called bergère. Bergères have an upholstered back and armrests with wooden exposed framing. Bergère continues to be a popular style that adds an elegant touch to any room. You’ll find a selection of antique chairs on 1stDibs.
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Jean Michel Frank Geometric Straw Marquetry Box, France circa 1930
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Art Deco straw marquetry lidded box is attributed to French designer Jean Michel Frank. The piece was meticulously crafted in France circa 1930. The rectangular shape is st...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Wood
Jean-Michel Frank Hand-Crafted Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, 1930, original
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in London, GB
Rare glass and bronze table lamp by Jean-Michel Frank. Twenty vertical glass rods fit into a brass rectangular top and base to form a parallelpipedic lamp. Very good condition.
Prov...
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Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Original Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Rattan & Iron Console Tables Comte Argentina
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Uxbridge, GB
Jean-Michel Frank
Iron & Rattan Console Tables, 1940
An exceptionally rare pair of console tables by Jean-Michel Frank, dating to 1940 and exemplifying the designer’s unmistakab...
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Vintage 1940s Argentine Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Iron
Jean-Michel Frank & Adolphe Chanaux Straight Back armchairs, Ecart International
By Jean-Michel Frank, Ecart International, Adolphe Chanaux & Co.
Located in London, GB
Fine examples of Jean-Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux’s blocky rectangular club chair, officially reissued by Ecart from 1978. Designed in the 1930s, its simple yet sophisticated fo...
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Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Green Quartz Table Lamp by Jean-Michel Frank, Art Deco, Circa 1925
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jean-Michel Frank was a virtuoso. He used raw elements, (mica, parchment, shagreen or quartz), and put their natural qualities to the service of his art. He was known to use touches ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz
Jean-Michel Frank 1940s iron tripod table lamps, Bustillo, Llao Llao Hotel
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in London, GB
Rare pair of tripod lamps made for Alejandro Bustillo, the architect whom Jean-Michel Frank worked with to produce furniture for the famous Llao Llao Hotel in Patagonia, Argentina du...
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Vintage 1930s Argentine Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
