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RAYMOND SUBES (1893-1970), FOR EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
Lot 47 Property of an Important Private Collector

RAYMOND SUBES (1893-1970), FOR EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)

A Bench, circa 1931

Closed13 December 2018

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RAYMOND SUBES (1893-1970), FOR EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN (1879-1933)
A Bench, circa 1931
patinated wrought-iron, leather upholstery
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high, 79 in. (200.7 cm.) wide, 23 5/8 in. (60 cm.) deep

National City Bank of New York, Paris;
Private collection;
Christie's, New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design, 13 June 2006, lot 69;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present lot was produced for the Paris boardroom of the National City Bank of New York, whose offices on the Champs-Elysees were designed by Emile Jacques Ruhlmann, circa 1931.