ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN | Pair of sconces, circa 1925

silvered bronze and shades

Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, pp. 91 and 247
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, p. 427

Good overall condition. The bronze presents with some light surface scratches and with minute dents. The silvered bronze presents with some tarnishing overall and some scattered small oxidation stains. One sconce with a scuff to the silvering along one edge. The sockets of one sconce are newer. The shades are in faux-fur. Sotheby's does not guarantee electrical components and suggests having all wiring inspected by a licensed electrician. Dimensions are given without the shades and without the electrical components.
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Reference numbers 3032AR and 3667NR in the Ruhlmann Archives, Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne Billancourt.