MODERNISTE WORK formerly attributed to Paul RODOCANACHI (187 - Lot 114

MODERNISTE WORK formerly attributed to Paul RODOCANACHI (1871-1952) for Jean-Michel FRANK (1895-1941) Our model to be compared with the "Rodo" model, designed around 1935. A stool with a ceruse oak structure and an "X"-shaped base articulated around two ball-and-socket joints joined by a brace. Seat in Havana leather with later saddle-stitching. Height Height : 46 cm Length: 64 cm Width : 34 cm Provenance : - Purchased from Galerie Jacques DE VOS, 7 rue Bonaparte, Paris in 1998 as a work by Jean-Michel Frank for 120,000 francs, a purchase invoice will be given to the buyer. - Paris, collection of David GIESEMAN (1952-2011) - Decorator for Juliet MAN RAY and decorator for Baccarat. Our stool seen in the collector's apartment in the March 2010 issue of "Veranda" magazine. - David GIESEMAN's companion. Attached is a certificate from Mr. Jean-Marcel CAMARD dated June 11, 1997, describing our stool as a work by Jean-Michel FRANK. Note: This stool was presented to the JEAN-MICHEL FRANK committee on April 24, 2026. Mr Thierry SPITZER informed us that the manufacture, assembly and dimensions do not correspond to the model known and designed by Paul RODOCANACHI for Jean-Michel FRANK. We are therefore not presenting this work under the artist's authorship.