ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
Exceptional reading or print presentation table, known as ‘Cla-Cla’ made of Macassar ebony. The aerodynamic profile top features variable inclination, controlled by a curved rack, allowing for six different presentation positions. Two legs with long curves and
sculpted scrolling support a vertical stela. It bears the signature of Ruhlmann, the stamp of master cabinetmaker DEROUBAIX, and the mark of workshop B.
Referenced under N° 1070AR and 1260NR in the Ruhlmann Archives.
Stamped ‘Ruhlmann’.
Dimensions: H 83 cm x W 80 cm x D 47 cm - H 32,7 x W 31,5 x D 18,5 in
Period: Circa 1923
Material: Macassar ebony
Provenance: Tina and Michael Chow Collection; DeLorenzo Gallery, New York; Christie‘s New York, January 25, 1992, LOT 161; Wolf Family Collection No. 1036.
Bibliography: ‘Exposition r.trospective E.-J. Ruhlmann’, exh. cat. Paris, Mus.e des Arts D.coratifs, 1934, n. 76G. Janneau and P. Devinoy, Le meuble l.ger en France, Paris, 1952, p. 151-152 and pl. 324; Florence Camard, Ruhlmann,Paris, 1983, p. 268; Emmanuel Br.on,
Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Furniture, Paris, 2004, p. 103; Florence Camard, Jacques Emile Ruhlmann, Saint-R.my-en-l’Eau, 2009, pp. 285-286 for similar examples ;
Laurent Guelfucci, ‘25 ANS D’ARTS D.CORATIFS’, Guelfucci Gallery, Berlin, 2023, p. 40-41;
Laurent Guelfucci, ‘.mile-Jacques Ruhlmann’, Galerie Guelfucci, Paris/Berlin, 2025, p. 106-107.
