Design
Design
Property from an Important American Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN | "DUCHARNE" SOFA AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
Auction Closed
October 7, 07:54 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important American Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN
"DUCHARNE" SOFA AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
circa 1932
chair model no. 237nr
produced by Porteneuve, Paris
macassar ebony, gilt bronze, fabric upholstery
each branded DESSINÉ PAR RUHLMANN/EDITÉ PAR PORTENEUVE
sofa: 36½ x 63½ x 38 in. (92.7 x 161.3 x 96.5 cm)
chairs: 35½ x 26½ x 33 in. (90.2 x 67.3 x 83.8 cm) each
Commissioned directly from the artist by a Private Collector, 1932
Christie's Geneva, May 18, 1991, lot 257 and 259
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 60 (for the chair model)
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco: Les Maitres du Mobilier, Paris, 1981, p. 167 (for the chair model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1983, pp. 142 and 218-220 (for the chair model)
Yvonne Brunhammer, Art Deco Style, New York, 1984, p. 52 (for the chair model)
Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, p. 222 (for the chair model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, p. 343 (for the chair model)