75. Jean-Michel Frank
1895-1941
Pair of “X” table lamps, from the Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata, circa 1940 Painted iron, patinated brass, brass, paper shades. Each: 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm) high, 10 in. (25.4 cm) diameter including shades Produced by Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Together with a certifcate of authenticity from the Comité JeanMichel Frank. Estimate $20,000-25,000
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Provenance Hotel Horizonte, Mar del Plata Literature “A Twentieth Century Apartment,” Vogue, August 1929, p. 33 Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 47, 87 François Baudot, Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 1999, pp. 57, 78 Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, New York, 2006, pp. 13, 131
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