ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
An exceptional 'd’Estainville' bedside table or 'Smoker's Companion' in deep black Duco lacquer with a red leather top. The oval body, swollen at its narrowest side, rises above a base that extends into a padded plinth with inverted moldings. The wing-shaped plateau reflects the modernist research the designer began in the mid-1920s. The red leather surface of the top, accentuated by a silvered line detail, creates a striking contrast with the deep black lacquer of the table. On the curved side of the body, five drawers supported by elegant uprights open with silvered bronze handles.
Stamped 'Ruhlmann'.
Referenced under N° 1055NR in the Ruhlmann Archives.
Dimensions: H 62 cm x W 69 cm x D 56 cm - 24,4 in x 27,2 in x 22 in.
Period: Circa 1932
Material: Black lacquer, red leather, silvered bronze
Provenance: Collection of Madame Sierra, Acquired from the above
Bibliography: Bernard Champigneulle, ‘L’Exposition r.trospective de J.-E. Ruhlmann’, Mobilier et Decoration, Paris, December 1934, p. 454;
Alain Lesieutre, ‘The Spirit and Splendor of Art Deco’, New Jersey, 1978, p. 130;
Florence Camard, ‘Ruhlmann’, Paris, 1983, p. 281;
Florence Camard, ‘Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann’, Saint-R.my-en-l’Eau, 2009, p. 489;
Laurent Guelfucci, ‘.mile-Jacques Ruhlmann’, Galerie Guelfucci, Paris/Berlin, 2025.
