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)