THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN, CIRCA 1925
Details
A burr amboyna and ostrich shell table lamp
The design attributed to Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, circa 1925
The gently domed faceted octagonal base raised on four small ivory ball feet, and with central ivory disc surrounding electric fitting, ostrich shell shade
7¼in. (18cm.) high
Provenance
Marcel Wolfers The Petrucci Wolfers Collection, Christie's London, 2 November 1995, Lot 212
Lot Essay
This lamp formed part of the bedroom furnishings in the Wolfers' Brussels apartment at the rue de Praetere