ÉMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879 – 1933)
'Morel' mahogany dressing table. On each side, two open compartments are designed to hold removable containers. At the front of the entablature, a slim rectangular drawer is macassar veneer and fitted with a silvered bronze ball-shaped finial. The top is surmounted by a round, swiveling bevelled mirror encircled with silvered bronze and mounted on a lyre-shaped support with silvered bronze fluted toothed wheels. The dressing table stands on four tall legs finished with silvered bronze ferrules. An initial sketch of the piece exists.
Referenced under N° 1522AR and 1825NR in the Ruhlmann archives.
Dimensions: H 116 x W 52 x D34 cm - H 45,6 x W 20,4 x D 13,3 in.
Period: Circa 1920
Material: Mahogany wood, macassar veneer, silvered bronze
Provenance: Collection of Jean-Marie Morel, Paris;
Acquired from Maxime Flatry, Paris
Bibliography: Laurent Guelfucci, ‘Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’, Galerie Guelfucci, Paris/Berlin, 2025,
