Design Masterworks from a Distinguished West Coast Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN | “KATZ” DESK, MODEL NO. 1023AR AND 1508NR
Auction Closed
December 12, 09:10 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Design Masterworks from a Distinguished West Coast Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN
“KATZ” DESK, MODEL NO. 1023AR AND 1508NR
circa 1925
with the original key
rosewood
branded Ruhlmann
30¼ x 55½ x 31⅝ in. (76.8 x 141 x 80.3 cm)
Please note that this lot contains rosewood and may be subject to restrictions regarding import or export. Please note this lot is executed in rosewood and not
mahogany as stated in the printed catalogue.
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1993
Emmanuel Bréon, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, vol. 2, Paris, 2004, p. 95 (for the model illustrated in a period sketch for the office of Georges-Marie Haardt)