Jean-Michel Frank, matchbox
Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941)
Shagreen matchbox
Circa 1935-1940
Matchbox covered with beige shagreen.
The piece is stamped "J.M.F" and "n° 10471".
Length 8 cm (3 1⁄8 in) - Width 5,5 cm (2 1⁄8 in) - Height 4,5 cm (1 3⁄4 in)
Provenance:
- Private collection, Paris, France, where tere were several boxes by Jean-Michel Frank, as well as a drawing by Christian Bérard.
Literature:
- Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank. Adolphe Chanaux, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1980, p. 178 for a similar model
- Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank. Adolphe Chanaux, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1997, p. 247 for a comparable oak box
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