ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
‘Araignée’ Table, circa 1920
Makassar ebony, ivorine, silvered bronze
branded Ruhlmann
31 ½ in. high (80 cm) high; 23 ½ in. (59.7 cm) square
Literature
E. Tisserand, 'Chronique de l'Art Décoratif, Always the 'Officials'. The projects of M. Ruhlmann, Lectures, Paris,1925, p. 26 H. Clouzot, 'The miracle of French furniture - Ruhlmann furniture sets', L'Illustration, 1928, p. 687 F. Camard, Ruhlmann , Paris, 1983, pp. 99 and 283 F. Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 2009, pp. 123, 139, 175