ID 778972
Lot 174 | ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
'Katz' Desk, circa 1925
rosewood, nickel-plated bronze
30 x 55 1⁄4 x 31 5⁄8 in. (76.2 x 140.4 x 80.3 cm)
branded Ruhlmann
with original key
Provenance
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1993
Literature
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 30 (for a sketch of a larger model)
E. Bréon, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann: The Designer’s Archives, vol. 2, Paris, 2004, pp. 94-95 (for a sketch of a larger model in the office of Georges-Marie Haardt)
Special notice
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| Artist: | Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879 - 1933) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus |
| Artist: | Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879 - 1933) |
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| Medium: | Wood |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables, Desks and bureaus |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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