Jean-Michel Frank
Armchair
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions, Lot 13
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2020
Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions, Lot 13
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2020
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 100.800 USD
Price realised: 100.800 USD
Description
Jean-Michel Frank
1895 - 1941
Armchair
from the Rockefeller 810 Fifth Avenue apartment
executed in 1939
executed by Chanaux & Company, Paris
gilt wood, fabric upholstery
38 1/2 x 27 1/4 x 32 1/8 in. (97.7 x 69.2 x 81.2 cm)
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
Commissioned directly from the artist by Nelson Rockefeller, 1939
1895 - 1941
Armchair
from the Rockefeller 810 Fifth Avenue apartment
executed in 1939
executed by Chanaux & Company, Paris
gilt wood, fabric upholstery
38 1/2 x 27 1/4 x 32 1/8 in. (97.7 x 69.2 x 81.2 cm)
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Jean-Michel Frank.
Commissioned directly from the artist by Nelson Rockefeller, 1939
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Armchair by Jean-Michel Frank was worth USD 100,800.00 (€ 84,365.58) to a buyer in November 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 30,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Jean-Michel Frank have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Pair Of Armchairs in November 2020 with an auction result of USD 466,200.00 (€ 390,190.83).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Armchair von Jean-Michel Frank war einem Käufer im November 2020 USD 100.800,00 (€ 84.365,58) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Michel Frank auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Pair Of Armchairs im November 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 466.200,00 (€ 390.190,83).
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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