ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
Daybed in Amboyna burl, variant of the Marozeau model, with a curved backrest, resting on four rectangular sculpted feet in gilt bronze. The model designed by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and edited by Porteneuve, circa 1934, for the Borderie family.
This ensemble included the present daybed, a full Bibol 3 wardrobe stamped “Designed by Ruhlmann, edited by Porteneuve”, as well as a bedside table.
Marozeau model, with a different shape of feet, referenced under number 535AR and 501NR in the Ruhlmann Archives.
Dimensions: H 100 x W 218 x D 97 cm - 39,3 x 85, 8 x 38,1 in.
Period: Circa 1934
Material: Amboyna burl, gilded bronze
Provenance: Borderie family by descent.
Bibliography: Florence Camard “Ruhlmann”, Paris, Editions Du Regard, 1983, to be compared with the Marozeau bed reproduced on page 264;
Laurent Guelfucci, ‘Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’, Galerie Guelfucci, Paris/Berlin, 2025.