Lot Essay
This model is recorded under 2034 AR and 1951 NR in the Ruhlmann Archives, Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt.
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'Colette' Commode, circa 1923
Details
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
'Colette' Commode, circa 1923
Makassar ebony, silvered bronze
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 50 ¾ in. (129 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in. (59.5 cm.) deep
branded Ruhlmann
'Colette' Commode, circa 1923
Makassar ebony, silvered bronze
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 50 ¾ in. (129 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in. (59.5 cm.) deep
branded Ruhlmann
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Christie's Paris, Design Vente du Soir, 22 November 2016, lot 104
Acquired from the above by the current owner
Christie's Paris, Design Vente du Soir, 22 November 2016, lot 104
Acquired from the above by the current owner
Literature
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, p. 277 for another example of this model
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, p. 160 for another example of this model in Ruhlmann's office, rue de Lisbonne, 1924
F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, p. 160 for another example of this model in Ruhlmann's office, rue de Lisbonne, 1924
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This model is recorded under 2034 AR and 1951 NR in the Ruhlmann Archives, Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt.