Property from an Important American Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN | "DUCHARNE" SOFA AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
Auction Closed
October 7, 07:54 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important American Collection
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN
"DUCHARNE" SOFA AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
circa 1932
chair model no. 237nr
produced by Porteneuve, Paris
macassar ebony, gilt bronze, fabric upholstery
each branded DESSINÉ PAR RUHLMANN/EDITÉ PAR PORTENEUVE
sofa: 36½ x 63½ x 38 in. (92.7 x 161.3 x 96.5 cm)
chairs💯: 35½ x 26½ x 33 in. (90.2 x 67.3 x 83.8 c♏m) each
Commissioned directly from the artist by a🅠 Private Collector, 1932
Christie's Geneva, May 18, 1991, lot 257 and 259
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 60 (for the chair model)
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco: Les Maitres du Mobilier, Paris, 1981, p. 167 (for the chair model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1983, pp. ♚142 anౠd 218-220 (for the chair model)
Yvonne Brunhammer, Art Deco Style, New York, 1984, p. 52 (for the chair model)
Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, p. 222 (for the chair model)
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, p. 343 (for the chair model)