JACQUES-ÉMILE RUHLMANN
'Tournmétal' swivel office chair, c. 1930
Variant of the 'Tournmétal' chair.
Swivel armchair in Macassar ebony veneer, with a black-lacquered cast-iron locking mechanism, upholstered in tawny brown velvet.
Swivel armchair in Macassar ebony veneer, with a black-lacquered cast-iron locking mechanism, upholstered in tawny brown velvet.
H 80 - W 64 - D 69 cm.
H 31 1/2 - W 25 1/4 - D 27 1/8 in.
H 31 1/2 - W 25 1/4 - D 27 1/8 in.
Hot stamped 'Ruhlmann'.
Further images
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 1
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 2
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 3
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 4
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 5
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 6
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 7
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 8
)
-
(View a larger image of thumbnail 9
)
Literature
- Florence Camard, "Ruhlmann," Éditions Monelle Hayot, St Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2009, similar model reproduced on p. 213.- Emmanuel Bréon, "Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann; les archives," Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2004, drawing of a base with a similar mechanism reproduced on p. 77, drawing of the model reproduced on p._x001f_105 under reference 202 of the old Ruhlmann references.
- Léon Deshairs, "Une étape vers le meuble métallique", Art et Décoration, Avril 1927, pp. 104-110, similar model reproduced on p. 105, 107.