ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
‘Cappiello’ armchair in red coral ‘Duco’ lacquer. Upholstered in a chiseled velvet fabric with a satin background, reproduced from the original velvet design by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, from the Prelle Manufacture archives. This armchair was part of a 1930 commission to Ruhlmann for a seating project designed by the artist and decorator Leonetto Cappiello, featuring
panels with a pheasant motif. The original tapestry was woven in 1931 by the Manufacture de Beauvais.
Referenced under N° 185NR in the Ruhlmann Archives.
Dimensions: H 115 cm × W 62 cm × D 50 cm - H 45.3 × W 24.4 × D 19.7 in
Period: Circa 1926
Material: Red coral ‘Duco’ lacquer (restored) / Prelle velvet fabric with a satin background
Provenance: Former Jacques Verdier Collection
Bibliography: ‘La République dans ses meubles, Les années 25 à la Manufacture de Beauvais’, exh. cat. Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, 1993, p. 19;
Laurent Guelfucci, ‘25 ANS D’ARTS DÉCORATIFS’, Guelfucci Gallery, Berlin, 2023, p. 5;
Laurent Guelfucci, ‘Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’, Galerie Guelfucci, Paris/Berlin, 2025, p. 174-175.
