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Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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
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 crafted in France circa 1930. The rectangular shape is stunning, refin...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Straw

Art Déco Wooden Desk with Parchment Cover Designed by J.M. Frank for Comte S.A.
By Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco wooden desk with parchment paper cover designed by Jean-Michel Frank for Comte S.A., Argentina By: Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank Material: wood, parchmen...
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Early 20th Century Argentine Art Deco Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Enamel

Jean-Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux Pair "Armchair 40" Club Chairs by Ecart
By Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux & Co., Ecart International
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Jean Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux for Ecart International Pair of Club Chairs, "Armchair 1940". Ecart has re-edited this design and has been producing it from their Paris showroo...
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Early 2000s French Art Deco Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Oak

1930s Art Déco 4-Pannel Straw Marquetry Folding Screen by Comte S.A., Argentina
By Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
1930s Art Déco 4-pannel straw marquetry folding screen designed by Jean-Michel Frank for Comte S.A., Argentina By: Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank Material: wood, straw, metal, brass,...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc

Jean-Michel Franck Straw Marquetry Box, 1930
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Jean-Michel Frank straw marquetry decorative box from the 1930s. Carved from beech wood fully covered by straw marquetry with radiating patterns. It has been fully restored, with slight traces on the marquetry remaining, and the yellow velvet fabric inside that was pretty damaged has been replaced by a black velvet fabric. The box is unsigned, but really similar in size and pattern to Jean-Michel Frank boxes...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Velvet, Straw, Beech

Mid-20th Century Wood Bureau a Gradin/Writing Desk Table by Jean-Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century modern wood bureau a gradin/writing desk table designed by Jean-Michel Frank, Argentina By: Jean-Michel Frank Material: wood, metal, leather Technique: cast, molded...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal

Set of Oakwood and Deerskin 'Elephant' Chairs by J.M. Frank for Comte, Argentina
By Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A.
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of oak wood veneer and deerskin 'Elephant' chairs designed by Jean-Michel Frank and produced by the company Comte, Argentina By: Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A. Material: wood, o...
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1940s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Leather, Wood, Oak

Decorative Faux Bois Jardinière by Jean-Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This faux bois jardinière or planter was created by the French decorator Jean-Michel Frank. It is sophisticated made of black lacquered forged metal. The planter is in good condition...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal

Mid-20th Century Modern Foldable Wood Low Table/Desk by Comte S.A., Argentina
By Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern foldable wood low table/desk with leather-covered surface designed by Jean-Michel Frank for Comte S.A., Argentina By: Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank Material:...
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1940s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal, Tin, Copper, Bronze

Pair of Jean-Michel Frank's Iron 'Croisillon' Lamps for Argentine Company Comte
By Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A.
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Jean-Michel Frank's iron 'Croisillon' design table lamps for argentine Company Comte By: Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A. Material: iron, metal, cord Technique: cast, molded, p...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal, Iron

Pair of Mid-20th Century Iron Guéridons Tables by Jean Michel-Frank for Comte
By Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of mid-20th century wrought iron guéridon tables designed by Jean Michel-Frank for the company Comte S.A. By: Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A. Material: metal, iron, wrought iron,...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal

20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Mahogany Side Table by Jean-Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, vintage French Art Deco side table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany designed by Jean-Michel Frank, in good condition. The detailed small, round corner table...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Mahogany

Oak Table by Jean-Michel Frank & Casa Comte
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 Furniture

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Leather, Oak

Pair of Jean-Michel Frank's Iron Design Table Lamps for Argentine Company Comte
By Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A.
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Jean-Michel Frank's iron design table lamps for argentine company Comte S.A., circa 1938 By: Jean-Michel Frank, Comte S.A. Material: iron, metal, cord Technique: cast, molde...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Metal, Iron

"1928" coffee table, by A. Chanaux &J-M. Frank, Ed. Ecart Int. France circa 2000
By Adolphe Chanaux & Co., Ecart International, Jean-Michel Frank
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 Furniture

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Wood, Sycamore

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 Furniture

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Oak

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 Furniture

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Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Jean-Michel Frank 1940s iron tripod table lamps for 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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1930s Argentine Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Iron

Mirror
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular mirror with molded oak frame. The mirror is dated on the reverse : 6.11.39 Numbered and labeled in the name of Marcel Raval. A certificate of the Jean-Michel Frank c...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Oak

Mirror
Mirror
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Console table designed by Jean-Michel Frank made by Casa COMTE
By Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Writing desk made of oak 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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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Jean-Michel Frank Furniture

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Leather, Oak

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Jean-michel Frank furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Jean-Michel Frank furniture 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 furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Jean-Michel Frank were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Comte S.A., Lucien Rollin, and Atelier Majorelle. Prices for Jean-Michel Frank furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,941 and can go as high as $77,081, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $21,700.
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