Pair x-form tables in parchment over oak by Jean-Michel Frank

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Pair x-form tables in parchment over oak by Jean-Michel Frank

About the Item

Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941) was one of the most influential and original designers of the 20th century. Beginning in the 1920s, he developed a following among the Parisian cognoscenti for his understated and elegant furnishings and interiors. Typical of his designs was a radical simplification of form, often distilled from historical models, rendered in texturally rich materials such as cerused oak, parchment, straw marquetry, and leather. In 1935 Frank opened an eponymous boutique with partner Adolph Chanaux in Paris that sold works by his design and by a troupe of architect and artist collaborators. Frank's clientele was international in scope, including Templeton Crocker in San Francisco and Nelson D. Rockefeller in New York. Influential tastemakers such as Syrie Maughm in England and Francis Elkins in the United States helped to nurture local interest in designs by Frank and his collaborators. In Argentina, Ignacio Pirovano, interior designer and curator at the National Museum of Decorative Arts, proved to be an effective champion of Frank�s work. Wealthy Argentineans, familiar with Frank from visits to Paris, were already prodigious consumers of French furnishings due to the boom pre-war economy. Pirovano founded the firm Comte in 1932 to provide fine interior decor for the local market and began importing Frank models for placement in design projects as well as for retail sale. In 1936, Comte entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Frank to produce his designs locally, and by 1937 the firm had set up a workshop to execute these models, as well as a broader range of period pieces and designs by prominent Argentinean architect Alejandro Bustillo. Frank completed a string of private projects in Argentina starting in the late 1930s, including the vast interiors for the home of Jorge Born and Maria Frías Ayerza Born (completed 1939), the public spaces of the Llao Llao Hotel in Patagonia (1938), Buenos Aires interiors for members of the Acevedo, Santamarina and Murature families (circa 1940). For both tables, "3121" impressed into wood and metal "Comte SRL" tag, "III" impressed into wood on one table.

Dimensions:
Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 15 in (38.1 cm)
Place of Origin:
Argentina
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1937-early 1940s
Condition:
Fine condition, slight wear comensurate with age.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U1204099141128