Jean-Michel Frank
A PAIR OF STANDARD LAMPS, CIRCA 1928
Found at
Christies,
London
A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation, Lot 13
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2016
A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation, Lot 13
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2016
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
Description
patinated bronze, glass, aluminium, each with a stem of layered glass, the circular bases with glass surmount
68 ¾ in. (174.5 cm.) high, excluding fitments; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) high, overall
(2)This lot will be sold with a certificate of authentication from the Jean-Michel Frank committee.
Almost certainly supplied to Edward James for 35 Wimpole Street, circa 1930.
68 ¾ in. (174.5 cm.) high, excluding fitments; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) high, overall
(2)This lot will be sold with a certificate of authentication from the Jean-Michel Frank committee.
Almost certainly supplied to Edward James for 35 Wimpole Street, circa 1930.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work A PAIR OF STANDARD LAMPS, CIRCA 1928 by Jean-Michel Frank was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 30,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 118,750.00 (€ 138,838.02). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jean-Michel Frank - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Pair Of Armchairs, which sold at auction in November 2020 for USD 466,200.00 (€ 390,190.83).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit A PAIR OF STANDARD LAMPS, CIRCA 1928 von Jean-Michel Frank im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 30.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 118.750,00 (€ 138.838,02) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Jean-Michel Frank mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Pair Of Armchairs beobachtet, die im November 2020 für USD 466.200,00 (€ 390.190,83) versteigert wurde.
Jean-Michel Frank - Auction history
![Jean Michel Frank - Daybed [Lit De Repos]](/images/jean-michel-frank_daybed-lit-de-repos_AID325477_320x320.jpg)
![Jean-Michel Frank - Pagode Occasional Table [Table Pagode]](/images/jean-michel-frank_pagode-occasional-table-table-pagode_AID325476_320x320.jpg)
![Jean-Michel Frank - Pagode Occasional Table [Table Pagode]](/images/jean-michel-frank_pagode-occasional-table-table-pagode_AID325475_320x320.jpg)
![Jean-Michel Frank - Daybed [Lit De Repos]](/images/jean-michel-frank_daybed-lit-de-repos_AID325474_320x320.jpg)
![Jean-Michel Frank - Low Table [Table Basse]](/images/jean-michel-frank_low-table-table-basse_AID325468_320x320.jpg)
![Jean-Michel Frank - Croisillon Table Lamp [Lampe Croisillon]](/images/jean-michel-frank_croisillon-table-lamp-lampe-croisillon_AID325467_320x320.jpg)
![Jean Michel Frank - Pair Of Side Tables [Paire De Guéridons]](/images/jean-michel-frank_pair-of-side-tables-paire-de-gueridons_AID325465_320x320.jpg)
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