DeLorenzo Gallery
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DeLorenzo Gallery
DELORENZO 956 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021 Phone 212 249-7575 Fax 212 861-7507 #6872 EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933) and JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942), circa 1927 Dressing table in black lacquer with abstract eggshell detail on top and side panels; with three drawers and a round mirror. Upholstered chair with legs in black lacquer and eggshell detail; the front legs in a tusk-like taper. Measurements Vanity Height: 44 ¼ in (112.4) Table height: 27 ½ in (69.9 cm) Length: 39 ¼ in (99.7 cm) Depth: 23 ½ in (59.7 cm) Chair Height: 32 in (81.3 cm) Width: 21 in (53.3 cm) Depth: 23 in (58.4 cm) Documentation Florence Camard, Ruhlmann: Master of Art Deco, New York: Abrams, 1984, pp. 60 and 275. Emmanuel Breon and Rosalind Pepall, Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, Paris: Somogy, 2004, pp. 50 and 135 (similar chair illustrated); 208-210 and 292 (this set illustrated). Leon Deshairs, L’Art Decoratif Francais: 2e serie, Paris: Levy, 1930, p. 77 (vanity illustrated). Bruno Foucart et al., “Ruhlmann,” Connaissance des Arts, Special Issue, Paris: Société Française de Promotion Artistique, 2001, p. 27 (similar chair illustrated). Philippe Garner, “Chow Wow,” House and Garden, May 1988, p. 170 (this set illustrated). Frank Russell, Philippe Garner, and John Read, A Century of Chair Design, New York: Rizzoli, 1980, p. 96 (similar chair illustrated). Dan Hofstadter, “Curves With Verve,” Art and Antiques, October 2013, p. 56 (this vanity illustrated). Exhibited Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 10 June - 5 September 2004 and The Montreal Museum of Art, Jean Noel Desmarais Pavilion, Montreal, 30 September - 12 December 2004. Provenance Purchased from Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann by Madame Redhead Sotheby’s Monaco, 1982 Michael Chow Anthony DeLorenzo, New York, 1988