ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
A mahogany desk, designed by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and edited by Alfred Porteneuve. Semi-circular top resting on two drawer units with silvered bronze handles.
This desk is a variation of model No. 1517 NR from Ruhlmann's reference catalogue. Commissioned by Mr. Hotschild, this smaller-scale version without the letter rack compartment was subsequently reproduced by Alfred Porteneuve.
Stamped ‘Dessiné par Ruhlmann, édité par Porteneuve’.
Dimensions: H 75 cm x W 200 cm x D 115 cm - H 29.53 in × W 78.74 in × D 45.28 in
Period: Circa 1936
Material: Mahogany, silvered bronze
Provenance: Private Collection, Paris
Bibliography: Laurent Guelfucci, ‘25 ANS D’ARTS DÉCORATIFS’, Guelfucci Gallery, Berlin, 2023, p. 64-65.
Note: This desk could be accompanied by its matching solid African mahogany chair with a front saber-leg base ending in silvered bronze sabots, circa 1935.
