'Lasalle' Commode, ca. 1925, Macassar ebony, ivory, silvered bronze, 41 x 69 x 28 3/4in. (104.1 x 175.3 x 73cm), Furniture, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, Paris 1879–1933 Paris), Ruhlmann’s furniture of the mid-1920s relies on abstract decorative patterning to emphasize its subtle forms. Diamonds, dentils, and rows of dots are typical motifs. Yet despite the linear, geometric quality of his decoration, Ruhlmann rarely used straight lines for the forms of his pieces, preferring gentle curves that were technically difficult to make
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Lasalle, Commode, ca, 1925, Macassar ebony, ivory, silvered bronze, 41 x 69 28 3/4in, 104.1 175.3 73cm, Furniture, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, French, Paris, 1879–1933, Ruhlmann, furniture, mid-1920s relies, abstract decorative, patterning, emphasize, subtle forms, Diamonds, dentils, rows, dots, typical motifs, Yet, linear, geometric quality, decoration, Ruhlmann rarely, straight lines, forms, pieces, preferring gentle, curves, technically difficult
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