A PAIR OF 'ELEPHANT' ARMCHAIRS , DESIGNED BY JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN, 1926 | Christie's

Sale 6106

20th Century Decorative Arts

London

|

12 May 1999

Browse Sale

Lot 434

A PAIR OF 'ELEPHANT' ARMCHAIRS

DESIGNED BY JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN, 1926

Price realised

GBP 51,000

Estimate

GBP 55,000 - GBP 65,000

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A PAIR OF 'ELEPHANT' ARMCHAIRS
DESIGNED BY JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN, 1926
UPHOLSTERED IN TAWNY LEATHER WITH IVORY PIPING, MACASSAR EBONY FEET
35IN. (90CM.) HIGH (2)

Provenance
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Lot Essay

CF: FLORENCE CAMARD, RUHLMANN. MASTER OF ART DECO, LONDON, 1983, PP. 78 & 115 - A SIMILAR PAIR EXHIBITED AT THE SALON DES ARTISTES DCORATEURS, 1926.
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