Lot Essay
The present lot is a variation of a model referenced under number 34 (Ancien référencier) and number 402 (Nouveau référencier) in the Ruhlmann archives, Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt.
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'Rothermere' Sofa Variant, circa 1930
Details
ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
'Rothermere' Sofa Variant, circa 1930
gilt wood, silk upholstery, gilt metal
36 1⁄2 x 55 1⁄4 x 28 in. (92.7 x 140.3 x 71 cm)
branded Ruhlmann
'Rothermere' Sofa Variant, circa 1930
gilt wood, silk upholstery, gilt metal
36 1⁄2 x 55 1⁄4 x 28 in. (92.7 x 140.3 x 71 cm)
branded Ruhlmann
Provenance
François Ducharne, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Ruhlmann: un génie de L’Art déco, exh. cat., Paris, 2001, pp. 40 (for a period photograph of the 'Rothermere' model) and 284 (for a sketch of the 'Rothermere' model)
E. Bréon and R. Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, exh. cat. Paris, 2004, p. 40 (for the above period photograph)
F. Camard, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 296 and 317 (for period photographs of the 'Rothermere' model)
E. Bréon and R. Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, exh. cat. Paris, 2004, p. 40 (for the above period photograph)
F. Camard, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 296 and 317 (for period photographs of the 'Rothermere' model)
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Daphné Riou
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