Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann "Basse-Boule" low table, model no. 1110NR circa 1928 Mahogany, mahogany-veneered wood. 16 5/8 x 57 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (42.2 x 146.1 x 77.5 cm) Underside branded with Ruhlmann, inscribed with Rue Las Cases in chalk and impressed O.
Provenance Henri Bernstein, Paris, by repute Thence by descent to his niece Literature Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, pp. 99, 193 Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 99, 193, 282 Emmanuel Bréon, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, Book One, Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 114 Florence Camard, Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, New York, 2011, p. 139 Catalogue Essay The drawing for the present coffee table is recorded in the reference album “Sièges, lits, guéridons, tables” (inventory number 2002.18.12), and its earlier variant in “Sièges, lits, divans, tables, bureau, meubles” (inventory number 2002.18.15) held by the Ruhlmann Archives at the Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris. The "Basse-Boule" form is recorded in the residence of Fernande Cabanel and in the sets for "Christine," a play by Paul Géraldy which debuted at the Comédie-Française in 1932. Read More
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann "Basse-Boule" low table, model no. 1110NR circa 1928 Mahogany, mahogany-veneered wood. 16 5/8 x 57 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (42.2 x 146.1 x 77.5 cm) Underside branded with Ruhlmann, inscribed with Rue Las Cases in chalk and impressed O.
Provenance Henri Bernstein, Paris, by repute Thence by descent to his niece Literature Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, pp. 99, 193 Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 99, 193, 282 Emmanuel Bréon, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, Book One, Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 114 Florence Camard, Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, New York, 2011, p. 139 Catalogue Essay The drawing for the present coffee table is recorded in the reference album “Sièges, lits, guéridons, tables” (inventory number 2002.18.12), and its earlier variant in “Sièges, lits, divans, tables, bureau, meubles” (inventory number 2002.18.15) held by the Ruhlmann Archives at the Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris. The "Basse-Boule" form is recorded in the residence of Fernande Cabanel and in the sets for "Christine," a play by Paul Géraldy which debuted at the Comédie-Française in 1932. Read More
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