Design
Design
Property from an Important American Collection
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Commode
Lot Closed
March 15, 02:57 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important American Collection
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Commode
circa 1925
model no. 2130 NR
with a medallion by Raymond Bigot
amboyna wood, marble, gilt bronze
branded Ruhlmann and incised RB
41 1/4 x 79 1/2 x 25 in. (104.8 x 201.9 x 63.5 cm)
Macklowe Gallery, New York, 1991
Charles Moreau, Ensembles mobiliers, Paris, 1925, pl. 2 (for a period photograph of the model in the Pavillon du Collectionneur)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 145 (for a period photograph of the model in the Fricotelle, 1926-1927) and 160 (for the above mentioned photograph)
Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, eds., Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Paris, 2004, p. 50 (for the above mentioned photograph)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, New York, 2011, p. 176 (for a related model)