Important Design
Important Design
Design Masterworks from a Distinguished West Coast Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN | PAIR OF "HYDRAVION" ARMCHAIRS, MODEL NO. 53AR AND 267NR
Auction Closed
December 12, 09:10 PM GMT
Estimate
180,000 - 240,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Design Masterworks from a Distinguished West Coast Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN
PAIR OF "HYDRAVION" ARMCHAIRS, MODEL NO. 53AR AND 267NR
circa 1923
ébène de Macassar, silvered bronze, leather upholstery
29¾ x 27¼ x 37¾ in. (75.5 x 69.2 x 95.8 cm) each
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1995
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1983, pp. 33, 80, 134 and 202
Emmanuel Bréon, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, vol. 1, Paris, 2004, p. 87 (for a sketch of the model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, p. 87