ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
Unique 'Pagonau' model chest of drawers. Modernist variant of the Van Beuningen model with a quadrangular case in mahogany veneer. Opening at the front with three hinged drop-front panels revealing an interior composed of sliding drawers in Hungarian oak. It rests on a recessed base with projecting flat plinth, fitted with a wide drawer with silvered bronze pull. Handles and pulls in silvered bronze.
Stamped on the back with the hot iron stamp “Ruhlmann”, and the
circular workshop mark from the ‘Atelier B’, dated 1933.
Referenced under N° 1957 AR (unique) in the Ruhlmann archives
Dimensions: H 91 cm × W 147 cm × D 50 cm - H 35.8 in × W 57.9 in × D 19.7 in
Period: Dated 1933
Material: Mahogany veneer, silvered bronze
Provenance: Private collection Paris
