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Wrought iron painted gueridons by Comte as an interpretation of JM Frank

Creator: COMTE -Jean-Michel Frank
Offered by: Valerie Wade

Description
70.5cm high x 55.5cm wide x 60.5cm deep

Jean-Michel Franks designed his now famous tripod gueridons in the 1930s. A classic design marrying exceptional quality and demonstrating exactly the designer's mastery of perfectly balanced minimalist lines, with their tapered legs and simple ring details. The tables we executed by Comte in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Comte was founded in the 1930s by Jean-Michel Frank in collaboration with Argentinean architects to produce his exacting designs.

Jean-Michel Frank's allowed adaptations of his designs to be produced by Comte, with his approval. Combining the best of Frank and the best of Argentine tradition, these tables are exactly the same as Franks original model with the inclusion of a larger central ring, the proportion of which was taken from Franks rare 4-legged table model as made for the Palace Sans Souci.

Provenance: Ex private collection of Mo Amelia Teitelbaum, author of "The Stylemakers" and "Jean-Michel Frank - Une Aventure sud-amercaine"

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	1920-1949
Creation Date:	1930's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Deco
Dealer Reference #:	FT1608
Incollect Reference #:	849639

Dimensions

W.	21.85 in;	H.	27.76 in;	D.	23.82 in;
W.	55.5 cm;	H.	70.5 cm;	D.	60.5 cm;

Message from Seller:

For the last thirty years, Valerie Wade has been supplying interior decorators, architects and fashion designers with her unique mix of furniture, lighting and objects. Ranging seamlessly from the 1920s to the 1980s, the collection is peppered with international names; Paolo Buffa, Oswaldo Borsani, Venini, Jean-Michel Frank, Marcel Breuer, Karl Springer, Steve Chase and Cedric Hartman. Unnamed pieces are chosen on aesthetics, function and wit.