Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann - Design Day Sale London Monday, April 27, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    François Ducharne, Paris, 1928

  • Literature

    Henri Clouzot, 'Intérieur Moderne, Reflet De La Vie', L'Illustration, 27 May, 1933, p. 41
    Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, eds., Ruhlmann: un genie de l’art déco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Paris, 2001, p. 284 for a technical drawing
    Emmanuel Bréon and Rosalind Pepall, eds., Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, exh. cat., Musée des Années 30, Paris, 2004, pp. 40, 218
    Florence Camard, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, New York, 2011, pp. 296, 317

  • Catalogue Essay

    The drawing for the present table design is recorded in the reference albums 'Sièges, lits, guéridons, tables' (inventory number 2002. 18. 12) and 'Sièges, lits, divans, tables, bureaux, meubles', (inventory number 2002. 18. 15) held by the Ruhlmann Archives at the Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris.

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'Rothermére' sofa, model no. 34AR/402NR, from the Grand Salon of the François Ducharne residence, Paris

1928
Gilded wood, patinated bronze, silk.
94 x 141.5 x 89 cm (37 x 55 3/4 x 35 in.)
Underside branded with Ruhlmann.

Estimate
£50,000 - 70,000 Ω

Contact Specialist
Meaghan Roddy
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New York
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Design Day Sale

London Day Sale 28 April 2015 2pm