Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann - Design New York Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Roberto Polo, Paris
    Ader Tajan, Paris, "Collection Roberto Polo," November 7, 1991, lot 104
    Private collection, Colorado, acquired from the above
    Phillips, New York, "Design Day Sale," December 13, 2018, lot 195
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1984, p. 91 for a similar example
    Florence Camard, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, New York, 2011, p. 180 for a similar example

  • Catalogue Essay

    The drawing for the present model bed is recorded in the reference album “Sièges, lits, guéridons, tables” (inventory number 2002.18.12) held by the Ruhlmann Archives at the Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris.

Property from a Private Collection, East Hampton, New York

Σ33

Bed, model no. 894b NR

1932
Kingwood-veneered oak, bronze.
39 x 85 x 81 in. (99.1 x 215.9 x 205.7 cm)
Interior of foot board branded Ruhlmann, 1932 and with Atelier A medallion mark.

Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000 

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist

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Design

New York Auction 7 June 2022