'WIENER' A ROSEWOOD BIBLIOTHÈQUE, 1929

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EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
'Wiener' A Rosewood Bibliothèque, 1929
with silvered-bronze mounts and escutcheon, model no. 2434, example number 3
61 3/8 in. (156 cm.) high, 82 5/8 in. (210 cm.) wide, 18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) deep
branded Ruhlmann

Provenance

Monsieur Roblot, Paris, 1929.

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Lot Essay

F. Camard, Ruhlmann Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 225 for a reference to cabinet maker Jules Deroubaix's log book which notes that he worked on a Wiener cabinet from May to July 1928.
E. Kohlmann, Petits Meubles Modernes, Paris, 1929.

This cabinet is accompanied by a copy of the Ruhlmann certificate that notes details about the model, materials, the client for whom it was made, production number and that the cabinet is example number 3, and also bearing facsimiles of the branded Ruhlmann signature and atelier marks.

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