Private Collection
Sotheby's London, March 20, 1998, lot 532

Florence Camard, Ruhlmann:  Master of Art Deco, New York, 1983, p. 170
Ruhlmann: un génie de l'Art déco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Paris, 2002, pp. 30 and 108 (for the model) and 48, 149 and 192-193 (for variants of the model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 205 and 346 (for the model) and 265 and 300 (for variants of the model)

Overall in very good condition. The wood surfaces have been sensitively revarnished and present with a few surface scratches and minor scattered abrasions consistent with age and gentle use. The top lifts and can be flipped, revealing a felt-covered games top. The felt top has been replaced at some point in the history of the piece and is in good condition with a few minor surface scratches and minor abrasions consistent with age and gentle use. The silvered bronze surfaces with a few scattered surface scratches and minor abrasions consistent with age and gentle use. The games table retains its original metal liners on the interior of the drawers. An extremely elegant design by Ruhlmann with great detailing and beautiful figuring to the Macassar ebony when viewed first hand.
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