ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)

ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
Tournmétal' swivel desk chair, circa 1930.
Macassar ebony veneer, black lacquered cast-iron clamping mechanism, later champagne leather upholstery.
Hot-stamped 'Ruhlmann'.
H. 80 - W. 64 - D. 69 cm
H. 31 1/2 - W. 25 3/16 - D. 27 3/16 in.
(Restorations)
A 'Tournmétal' office chair, Macassar ebony veneer, black lacquered cast iron mechanism, late leather upholstery. Stamped.


PROVENANCE Hôtel des ventes de la Vallée de Montmorency sale, October 16, 2018, lot 230.


BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Florence Camard, "Ruhlmann", Éditions Monelle
Hayot, St Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, similar model reproduced on p. 213.
- Emmanuel Bréon, "Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann | les archives", Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2004, drawing of a base with similar mechanism reproduced on p. 77, drawing of the model reproduced on p._x001f_105 under reference 202 of the old Ruhlmann referenciers.
Ruhlmann.