JACQUES-ÉMILE RUHLMANN
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS, c. 1926
Amboyna burl armchairs, artist’s reference models nos. 178 NR and 78 AR.
The front legs are tapered and terminate in saber feet, fitted with resin sabots imitating ivory. The seat is upholstered in tiger-pattern velvet. The slightly reclined backrest extends seamlessly into square armrests, creating a strong, architectural silhouette.
The front legs are tapered and terminate in saber feet, fitted with resin sabots imitating ivory. The seat is upholstered in tiger-pattern velvet. The slightly reclined backrest extends seamlessly into square armrests, creating a strong, architectural silhouette.
H 69 - W 56,5 - D 56,5 cm.
H 27 1⁄8 - W 22 1/4 - D 66 in.
H 27 1⁄8 - W 22 1/4 - D 66 in.
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This pair of armchairs in amboyna burl was commissioned in 1926 by Madame Petrucci-Wolfers for her hôtel particulier in Brussels. The residence, conceived the same year by the architect Jean-Jules Eggericx, stands as a remarkable example of refined modernity in Belgian architecture of the period.
An archival photograph of the building’s façade, as well as an interior view of the bedroom in which this pair of armchairs originally stood, are included alongside the present photographs, offering valuable insight into their original setting and intended use.
Bibliographie
Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne Billancourt, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Album de dessins d'intérieurs : Intimité n°4, pl. 53 for the variant“Art et décoration”, 1920, no. 1, p. 8, for a drawing from the article “Enquête sur le mobilier moderne. Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann” by Jean Laran.
U. Nebbia, 'La Casa Petrucci-Wolfers a Bruxelles', Domus, August 1930, p. 48.
J.-J. Eggericx, gentleman architect, creator of garden cities, AAM CFC, 2013, p. 156-157.