Jacques-Emile RUHLMANN (1879-1933) - Lot 57

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Jacques-Emile RUHLMANN (1879-1933) - Lot 57
Jacques-Emile RUHLMANN (1879-1933) Important pair of sconces with a bronze structure in a medallic patina, decorated with intersecting vertical lines and crowned with a medallion. They feature two curved arms forming an arc of a circle, supporting circular basins in patinated alabaster (modern). Created circa 1923 H: 58.2 cm / W: 31.5 cm / D: 36 cm Provenance : Private collection, Paris Note: This version of wall sconces is the largest known to date. Variants exist, based on a similar design but with either vermiculated decoration, the version referenced under catalog number 3603, or the smooth-surfaced version without decoration, reference 3634, or the 1913 version in ribbed gilt bronze referenced 3664. Bibliography -La Maison d'Aujourd'hui, 1923, Maisons de rapport by Charles Plumet, model reproduced on plate 19 in black and white under number 2. -" Harmonies Intérieurs de Ruhlmann", Editions Albert Morancé, 1924, plate 26. -Florence Camard, "Ruhlmann", Editions du Regard, Paris 1983, for similar or similar models on pages 125, 160,166,182, 202 and 298. -" Les Arts de la Maison", Autumn and Winter 1925, Editions Albert Morancé, Paris, variant reproduced on plate 19.
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