
Property from an Important American Collection
An Important and Rare Pair of "Gonse" Armchairs
Live auction begins on:
December 10, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
750,000 - 1,000,000 USD
Bid
550,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important American Collection
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
An Important and Rare Pair of "Gonse" Armchairs
circa 1930
model no. 278NR
macassar ebony, fabric upholstery
each branded Ruhlmann
29 x 25 ⅞ x 43 ¾ in. (73.7 x 65.7 x 111.1 cm) each
Michael Chow, Los Angeles
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006
Léon Moussinac, Croquis de Ruhlmann, 1924, n.p. (for a preliminary sketch of the model)
Raymond Foulk, Centenary Exhibition: Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, London, 1979, pl. 27 (for a related example)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, Paris, 1983, pp. 159 and 261
Philippe Garner, "Chow Wow", House and Garden, May, 1988, pp. 168-169
Emmanuel Bréon, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann: Furniture, Paris, 2004, pp. 103 and 105 (for a drawing of the model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 333 and 397
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