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Lot Essay
C'est à partir de 1923 que François Ducharne, grand industriel du textile, fait appel à Ruhlmann. Leur collaboration s'étend jusqu'au début des années 30, autour de divers projets, notamment pour l'aménagement de ses bureaux rue de la Paix, et donne lieu à la création d'un vaste ensemble de modèles parfois spécifiquement conçus pour ce client de goût. Ainsi de 1925 à 1930, Ruhlmann réalise une centaine de plans et dessins afin d'habiller l'hôtel particulier que l'architecte Pierre Patout a conçu pour lui rue Albéric-Magnard (Paris 16e). C'est de cette commande qu'est issu le miroir que nous présentons ici.
The great textile manufacturer François Ducharne first recruited Ruhlmann’s talents in 1923. Their collaboration on various projects lasted until the early 1930s, particularly for the design of his Paris offices in Rue de la Paix, leading to the creation of a vast range of models, some specifically designed according to that customer’s taste. Thus, between 1925 and 1930, Ruhlmann created about a hundred plans and drawings for the decoration of the town house which the architect Pierre Patout designed for him in Rue Albéric-Magnard (Paris 16e). The mirror we present here was part of that commission.
The great textile manufacturer François Ducharne first recruited Ruhlmann’s talents in 1923. Their collaboration on various projects lasted until the early 1930s, particularly for the design of his Paris offices in Rue de la Paix, leading to the creation of a vast range of models, some specifically designed according to that customer’s taste. Thus, between 1925 and 1930, Ruhlmann created about a hundred plans and drawings for the decoration of the town house which the architect Pierre Patout designed for him in Rue Albéric-Magnard (Paris 16e). The mirror we present here was part of that commission.