"DUCHARNE" ARMCHAIR | Sotheby´s

Estimated value: 80,000—120,000 US$

Reached Price : 96,000 US$

Auction:
Important 20th Century Design

Sales date: 2006-12-15

Location:
New York

Lot number: 34

Design

EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN

Architonic id

4107694

Macassar ebony, gilt bronze and silk upholstery
Branded Ruhlmann
35 in. high (88.9 cm) high

Provenance:
DeLorenzo, New York

Literature and References:
Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, New York, 1974, p. 142, p. 116
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 218-220
Yvonne Brunhammer, Art Deco Style, New York, 1984, p. 52, p. 99
Emmanuel Bréon, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann: Interior Design, Paris, 2004, p. 38 (for a drawing of the chair)