Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann Rare “Elephant” armchair ca. 1926 Leather, macassar ebony-veneered wood, wood. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm.) high Underside of frame branded with "Ruhlmann."
Provenance Private Collection, Paris; DeLorenzo Gallery, New York; Private Collection, New York Literature Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Furniture, The French Designers, London, 1984, p. 153, fig. 219 for a similar example; Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 78, 115, 122–23, 135, 165, 167, 192 and 263 for similar examples; Emmanuel Breon, Emiles-Jacques Ruhlmann, the Designer’s Archives, Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 17 for a similar example; Emmanuel Breon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann, Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, pp.226–27; Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 210, 325–26, 353, 370 and 397 for similar examples Catalogue Essay The present "Elephant" armchair has been authenticated by Jean-Marcel-Camard, a member of the Syndicat Français des Experts Professionels en OEuvres d’Art et Objets de Collection (SFEP), Paris. Read More
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann Rare “Elephant” armchair ca. 1926 Leather, macassar ebony-veneered wood, wood. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm.) high Underside of frame branded with "Ruhlmann."
Provenance Private Collection, Paris; DeLorenzo Gallery, New York; Private Collection, New York Literature Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Furniture, The French Designers, London, 1984, p. 153, fig. 219 for a similar example; Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, pp. 78, 115, 122–23, 135, 165, 167, 192 and 263 for similar examples; Emmanuel Breon, Emiles-Jacques Ruhlmann, the Designer’s Archives, Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 17 for a similar example; Emmanuel Breon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann, Genius of Art Deco, Paris, 2004, pp.226–27; Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 210, 325–26, 353, 370 and 397 for similar examples Catalogue Essay The present "Elephant" armchair has been authenticated by Jean-Marcel-Camard, a member of the Syndicat Français des Experts Professionels en OEuvres d’Art et Objets de Collection (SFEP), Paris. Read More
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