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ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933) & JEAN BESNARD (1889 -1958)
‘Boule’ table lamp in glazed crackled ceramic created by Jean Besnard for
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann.
Bearing with a blue Jean Besnard’s mark.
Dimensions : H 33 with the lampshade x Ø 20 cm - H. 13 in × W 7.9 in
Period : Circa 1918
Material: Glazed crackled ceramic
Bibliography: Art et Décoration, 'L’Exposition des Arts Décoratifs', 1925, page 18;
Florence Camard 'Ruhlmann', Paris, Éditions d'art Monelle Hayot, 2009, pp. 91,180,184, 236
Similar lamp seen in the Hotel des Collectionneurs - Pavillon Ruhlmann, 1925,
Ruhlmann archival photo, collection Galerie Guelfucci
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