ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
A display cabinet model 'Rebours' in African mahogany and African mahogany veneer.
The case is in silvered bronze and rests on a base with a drawer; the rectangular base is
covered in silvered bronze. The case opens with a door, revealing an interior lined with
brown leather, decorated with a geometric pattern of silvered fillets. Three glass shelves.The upper section of the cabinet is illuminated and veneered in African mahogany
Stamped 'Ruhlmann'.
Referenced under N° 2464NR in the Ruhlmann Archives.
Dimensions: H 215 x W 100 x D 42 cm -H 84 5⁄8 x W 39 3⁄8 x D 16 1⁄2 in.
Period: Circa 1928
Material: Mahogany, glass, silvered bronze.
Bibliography: Laurent Guelfucci, ‘Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’, Galerie Guelfucci, Paris/Berlin, 2025.