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Jean-Michel Frank Tables

French, 1895-1941

For French interior and furniture designer Jean-Michel Frank (1895–1941), history always had a great allure. He once wrote, “The noble frames that came to us from the past can receive today’s creations.” His career celebrated heritage while promoting new modes of 20th-century design, and it flourished between the World Wars when Frank designed interiors that tastefully mixed extravagance with sophisticated simplicity, often featuring pieces he made with his business partner, cabinetmaker Adolphe Chanaux.

It took personal tragedy for Frank to realize his calling. Frank had been exempted from the World War I draft due to his physical frailty but his brothers both served and died on the front. When his German father applied for French naturalization, he was rejected and placed under house arrest, killing himself shortly after. His mother went into a deep depression and began undergoing psychiatric treatment and died a few years later.

With his large inheritance, Frank joined the Paris culture crowd and there got his start in the burgeoning field of interior design. His signature style, which became known as “luxe pauvre” — “impoverished luxury” — was characterized by clean lines, mixed materials and hard-to-miss details. His interiors for clients including Nelson Rockefeller and Elsa Schiaparelli featured artwork by modern creators like Diego and Alberto Giacometti, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Favoring the color white, he would consider each element of his spartan rooms as part of the whole, from bronze doors to plush antique furnishings, always tastefully rich yet never decadent. He worked on furniture with Chanaux that reinforced this austere style. Some of his most well-known furniture pieces, including the Croisillon table lamps, the Parsons table, brass tripod gueridons and the leather Comfortable chairs that used the Hermès saddle stitch, are extremely simple in their elegant appearance. This attention to refined details, simple luxury and the cohesion of design in a room made him one of the leading tastemakers of 1930s Paris.

After fleeing the Nazi occupation of France (he was part of a Jewish family that included his distant cousin, the diarist Anne Frank), Frank arrived in New York where he killed himself at the age of 46. His commitment to creating home interiors where comfort and fine art could merge and styles could mix in harmony remains influential in design.

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Creator: Jean-Michel Frank
Original Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Rattan & Iron Guideron Tables Comte Argentina
Original Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Rattan & Iron Guideron Tables Comte Argentina

Original Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Rattan & Iron Guideron Tables Comte Argentina

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Uxbridge, GB

Guéridon Tables, 1938 Painted iron and rattan Diameter: 39 cm (15¼ in) Height: 71 cm (28 in) Produced by Comte, Argentina Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Com...

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Mid-20th Century Argentine Art Deco Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Original Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Rattan & Iron Console Tables Comte Argentina
Original Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Rattan & Iron Console Tables Comte Argentina

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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1940s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Iron

"1928" coffee table, by A. Chanaux &J-M. Frank, Ed. Ecart Int. France circa 2000
"1928" coffee table, by A. Chanaux &J-M. Frank, Ed. Ecart Int. France circa 2000

"1928" coffee table, by A. Chanaux &J-M. Frank, Ed. Ecart Int. France circa 2000

By Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux & Co., Ecart International

Located in Paris, FR

Coffee table model « 1928 », designed by Jean-Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux. This table is an Ecart International edition circa 2000. Wood and natural sycamore veneer. Biography ...

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1990s French Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Wood, Sycamore

Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux
Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux

Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux

By Ecart International, Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Paris, FR

End of 20th century coffee table by Jean-Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux, edited by Ecart International, in sanded and stained oak. This model was not reedited.

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1990s French Art Deco Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Mahogany Table by Jean-Michel Frank & Casa Comte Srl
Mahogany Table by Jean-Michel Frank & Casa Comte Srl

Mahogany Table by Jean-Michel Frank & Casa Comte Srl

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Low table in mahogany wood with leather and golden vignette. Design by Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941), made by CASA COMTE (1932-1960). The table is numbered ...

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1940s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Jean-Michel Frank Oak Table with Leather Top, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Jean-Michel Frank Oak Table with Leather Top, Art Deco, Circa 1940

Jean-Michel Frank Oak Table with Leather Top, Art Deco, Circa 1940

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Table made of oak with leather top and golden vignette. Design by Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941), made by CASA COMTE (1932-1960), numbered 6760. Argentina...

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1940s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Leather, Oak

Console table designed by Jean-Michel Frank made by Casa COMTE
Console table designed by Jean-Michel Frank made by Casa COMTE

Console table designed by Jean-Michel Frank made by Casa COMTE

By Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A.

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Writing desk made of wood with leather covered top and golden vignette. The table has 8 drawers, 4 on each side. Design by Jean-Michel Frank(1895-1941). France, CIRCA 1930.

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1940s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Tables

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Leather

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Pair of 'Esquisse' Wrought Iron and Parchment Consoles by Design Frères

Pair of 'Esquisse' Wrought Iron and Parchment Consoles by Design Frères

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Jean-michel Frank tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Jean-Michel Frank tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jean-Michel Frank tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Jean-Michel Frank were created in the Art Deco style in south america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Comte S.A., Léon Jallot, and Jean Pascaud. Prices for Jean-Michel Frank tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,941 and can go as high as $41,930, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $25,000.
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