Jacques-Emile RUHLMANN (1879-1933) - Lot 41

Jacques-Emile RUHLMANN (1879-1933) Rare macassar ebony veneered easel with a straight, slightly curved support embellished with horizontal grooves housing two removable nickel-plated metal parts. It stands on a curved console base with a wide scroll. Not stamped Original sales label on reverse. H: 182 cm - W: 34 cm - D: 45 cm (Chips and wear) Provenance : - Sale of the Nourhan Manoukian estate, auctioneer Claude Boisgirard, Drouot Montaigne Paris, December 17, 1993, n°191 - Private collection, Paris Bibliography: - Exposition 1930, Quand le meuble devient sculpture, Le Louvre des antiquaires, Paris 1981, similar model no. 3 - Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Casa Serralves, 2009, similar model reproduced on page 132 - Les Ruhlmann de Pierre Hebey, Millin & Robert, Paris, October 28, 1999, Paris, Drouot, similar model reproduced in an interior.