Spotlight on 20th-century Art & Design

Published on 27 November 2020, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 05 December 2020 - 14:30 (CET) - Hôtel des Ventes 2, rue Albert Einstein - 41100 Vendôme

This sale focuses on modernity—notably with Marc Chagall—the golden age of decorators with Ruhlmann and post-war art with Charlotte Perriand, among others.

Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933), silverware cabinet, c. 1934, Indian rosewood,... Spotlight on 20th-century Art & Design

Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933), silverware cabinet, c. 1934, Indian rosewood, gilded bronze ornamentation for the knobs and keyhole plates, portor marble top, 101 x 280 x 74 cm (approx. 39.8 x 110.2 x 29.1 in).
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

The “Riesener of Art Deco” is still making news! Who can resist the restrained elegance and luxury of this silverware cabinet? Not Félix Marcilhac, in any case. The design expert had this piece of furniture made c.1934 by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann in his personal collection. He even wrote the certificate of authenticity…

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