Jean-Michel Frank, Box and perfume bottle for Guerlain
Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941)
Box and perfume bottle for Guerlain
circa 1937
A parchment box covered with a thin layer of plaster, decorated with a pattern of golden netting on a whitewashed background.
A blue-tinted, gold-lacquered Baccarat crystal bottle in the shape of a bow, inscribed with ‘Coque d’or’ on the front and ‘Guerlain’ on the back, accompanies its case.
The box is stamped ‘Made in France’ on the base, whilst the bottle is marked ‘Baccarat France Guerlain’ and numbered ‘29’.
Length 18,5 cm (7 1/4 in) - Width 11,5 cm (4 1/2 in)
Provenance :
- Private collection, France.
Literature :
- “Jean-Michel Frank: an interior designer in 1930s Paris”, P.E. Martin-Vivier, Paris, 2009, similar model reproduced p. 106.
- “Baccarat, perfume bottles”, similar model reproduced p. 210.
