Jean-Michel Frank French, 1895-1941
Three Bottles and a Box , 1939
Bohemian crystal, wicker, oak
Height of largest bottle: 6.5 in.
The model was created in 1935, our example was executed in 1939
Stamped “Made in France” on the inside of the cap of the largest bottle and “JM-FRANK” on the cap of the box
Copyright/Photo credit Galerie Lefebvre
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Rare ensemble of three Bohemian crystal bottles and one box with close fitting woven wicker outside shell. Each piece comes with a lime wax finished oak cap. The ensemble is...
Rare ensemble of three Bohemian crystal bottles and one box with close fitting woven wicker outside shell. Each piece comes with a lime wax finished oak cap.
The ensemble is accompanied by a Jean-Michel Frank committee certificate.
Provenance
Former collection of the Born family, Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose villa was entirely decorated by Frank, one of his iconic decors.
Literature
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank/Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p.247
P.-E. Martin Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l’étrange luxe du rien, Ed. Norma, 2006, p.290