Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

A European industrialist, commissioned directly from the artist, 1933
Christie's Geneva, May 18, 1992, lot 263
DeLorenzo, New York
Private American Collection
Christie’s New York, June 15, 2004, lot 110
DeLorenzo, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2004

Raymond Foulk, Centenary Exhibition: Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, The Foulk Lewis Collection, London, 1979, no. VII

Overall in good condition. The metal surfaces present with some minor surface scratches, some scattered abrasions, minor rubbing, light surface soiling to the recessed areas commensurate with age and gentle use. The alabaster presents with a few surface scratches, minor edge abrasions and light surface soiling consistent with age and gentle use. One of the lamps with an area of very sensitively undertaken restoration adjacent to the right side of the opening of the shade, showing a few hairline fractures which are totally stable and not visually distracting. The other lamp with two old vertical stabilized cracks visible in the catalogue illustration. Both lamps are fitted with small threaded bulb sockets and US plugs, one with a replaced switch. A stylish union of alabaster and bronze with a charming scale.
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