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Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, wall appliqué,, ca. 1925, alabaster and gilt bronze, 14 in. (35.5 cm) dia...
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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2003 Jun 11 @ 10:00UTC-5 : EST/CDT
Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann
wall appliqué,
ca. 1925
alabaster and gilt bronze
14 in. (35.5 cm) diameter
Estimate: $20,000-30,000
Provenance
Christie's New York,
March 18, 1989, lot 154
Sotheby's New York,
December 4 and 5, 1998, lot 604
Literature
Florence Camard, Ruhlmann, Paris, 1983, ref. 3631, pp. 187 and 299
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, n.d., p. 88 (for other examples of this design)
Auction Location:
United States
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Friday, June 6, 2003, 10am to 5pm - Saturday, June 7, 2003, 10am to 5pm - Sunday, June 8, 2003, 1Pm to 5pm - Monday, June 9, 2003, 10am to 5pm - Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 10am to 5pm
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