Lot Essay
cf.Mobilier 1900-1925, Editions Charles Massin, Paris, p. 66 for an illustration of this model
Details
'TIBATTANT', A FINE MAHOGANY AND IVORY SECRETAIRE
BY JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN
The desk on slender tapering legs inlaid with ivory, with stepped plinth top, the drop front opening to reveal a suede covered interior, fitted with two drawers and cupboard and two open shelfs, all above a long drawer with two ivory pulls, branded twice Ruhlmann--46in. (117cm.) high, 23¾in. (60cm.) wide, 14½in. (37cm.) deep
BY JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN
The desk on slender tapering legs inlaid with ivory, with stepped plinth top, the drop front opening to reveal a suede covered interior, fitted with two drawers and cupboard and two open shelfs, all above a long drawer with two ivory pulls, branded twice Ruhlmann--46in. (117cm.) high, 23¾in. (60cm.) wide, 14½in. (37cm.) deep
Provenance
Lillian Nassau, New York