The Perelman Collection: Masterworks of Design
The Perelman Collection: Masterworks of Design
Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
"Davène" Bookcase
Auction Closed
December 6, 07:17 PM GMT
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
"Davène" Bookcase
circa 1925
model no. 2439 NR/2063 AR
ébène de Macassar, rosewood, ivorine
branded Ruhlmann with the Atelier B mark
51 x 114¾ x 14½ inches (129.5 x 291.5 x 98.3 cm)
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, Paris, 1983, pp. 115 and 166 (for period photographs of a larger variant of the model) and 291 (for a larger variant of the model)
Ruhlmann: Un Génie de L'Art Déco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Paris, 2002, pp. 55 and 108 (for period photographs of a larger variant of the model) and 219, 236-237 (for drawings of a larger variant of the model)
Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, pp. 57 and 110 (for the above mentioned period photographs) and 248-249 (for the above mentioned drawings)
Emmanuel Bréon, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann: Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 17 (for a larger variant of the model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 205, 210, 212, 338, and 341 (for period photographs of a larger variant of the model)
Ruhlmann: Un Génie de L'Art Déco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Paris, 2002, pp. 55 and 108 (for period photographs of a larger variant of the model) and 219, 236-237 (for drawings of a larger variant of the model)
Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, pp. 57 and 110 (for the above mentioned period photographs) and 248-249 (for the above mentioned drawings)
Emmanuel Bréon, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann: Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 17 (for a larger variant of the model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 205, 210, 212, 338, and 341 (for period photographs of a larger variant of the model)