Design
Design
Property from an Important New York Collection
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of "Drouant" Side Chairs
Lot Closed
October 19, 05:44 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important New York Collection
Émile Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of "Drouant" Side Chairs
circa 1925
model no. 68AR and 1NR
ebonized oak, silvered-plated bronze, leather
30 5/8 x 16 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (77.8 x 41.6 x 49.5 cm) each
Galerie Vallois, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco: Les Maîtres du Mobilier & Le Décor des Paquebots, Paris, 2000, p. 207
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXème Siècle, Paris, 2000, p. 578
Emmanuel Bréon, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, vol. 1, Paris, 2004, p. 47
Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, p. 57
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 188 and 207