Jean-Michel Frank
Pair Of Armchairs
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions, Lot 12
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2020
Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions, Lot 12
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2020
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 466.200 USD
Price realised: 466.200 USD
Description
Jean-Michel Frank
1895 - 1941
Pair of Armchairs
en suite with the previous lot
from the Rockefeller 810 Fifth Avenue apartment
executed in 1939
executed by Chanaux & Company, Paris
gilt wood, fabric upholstery
32 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (82.5 x 56.5 x 54.3 cm) each 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
Pair of Armchairs
en suite with the previous lot
from the Rockefeller 810 Fifth Avenue apartment
executed in 1939
executed by Chanaux & Company, Paris
gilt wood, fabric upholstery
32 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (82.5 x 56.5 x 54.3 cm) each 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
A top price for Jean-Michel Frank
When the work Pair Of Armchairs by Jean-Michel Frank was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 60,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 466,200.00 (€ 390,190.83). This high result makes Pair Of Armchairs the most expensive artwork by Jean-Michel Frank that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jean-Michel Frank
Als die Arbeit Pair Of Armchairs von Jean-Michel Frank im November 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 60.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 466.200,00 (€ 390.190,83) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Pair Of Armchairs zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jean-Michel Frank, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jean-Michel Frank - Auction history
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