ID 778967
Lot 176 | ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
'Rothermere' Sofa Variant, circa 1930
gilt wood, silk upholstery, gilt metal
36 1⁄2 x 55 1⁄4 x 28 in. (92.7 x 140.3 x 71 cm)
branded Ruhlmann
Provenance
François Ducharne, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Ruhlmann: un génie de L’Art déco, exh. cat., Paris, 2001, pp. 40 (for a period photograph of the 'Rothermere' model) and 284 (for a sketch of the 'Rothermere' model)
E. Bréon and R. Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, exh. cat. Paris, 2004, p. 40 (for the above period photograph)
F. Camard, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 296 and 317 (for period photographs of the 'Rothermere' model)
| Artist: | Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879 - 1933) |
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| Applied technique: | Upholstery |
| Medium: | Giltwood, Silk |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879 - 1933) |
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| Applied technique: | Upholstery |
| Medium: | Giltwood, Silk |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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