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Emile Jacques Ruhlmann    (French, 1879-1933)

 Emile Jacques Ruhlmann - 'Worms' Burr walnut silver cabinet (Furniture) h: 100.3 x w: 200.6 x d: 82.5 cm / h: 39.5 x w: 79 x d: 32.5 in
Emile Jacques Ruhlmann
'Worms' Burr walnut silver cabinet 1928
 
 Emile Jacques Ruhlmann - Pair of gilt bronze and alabaster sconces (Lighting) h: 10.6 x w: 19.2 x d: 5.3 in / h: 26.9 x w: 48.8 x d: 13.5 cm
Emile Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of gilt bronze and alabaster sconces circa 1931
 
 

Biography
1913 First public exhibition at Paris Salon d’Automne
1925 His Hotel du Collectionneur pavilion at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the Art Deco style its name) showed pieces that blended classical luxury with Parisian modernism.
1927 Commission: tea room of the French oceanliner, Ile-de-France
1935 Commission: significant work on the Normandie
French Art Deco designer and decorator, born and active in Paris. The most famous of the illustrious French designers of the period.
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