I am pleased to present my original Art Deco desk from the circle of Jacque-Emile Ruhlmann.

It is veneered with the exclusive Makassar ebony wood that impresses with its reddish brown and black grain, veneered on a carpenter's board. This shows that the creator manufactured at the time's latest technology in the highest quality.

The great advantage of the carpentry boards in furniture joinery is that they have largely prevented shrinking and warping of the panel due to their construction of glued rod core with thick veneer layers glued on both sides crosswise and thus enabled new designs and constructions.

With our desk, this advantage is particularly evident in the relatively filigree writing board, which is stable without further constructive processes.

The plate is screwed to the drawers block by means of new threaded sleeves made of brass, which are screwed into the writing board from below, and French 7 mm screws and can thus be mounted well & very stable.

The skirting boards as well as the handles & hinges are chrome-plated metal and form a noble contrast to the Makassar ebony.

The locks were lost and were supplemented by identical, identical locks.

The furniture is hand polished with shellac and thus reinforces the uniquely beautiful effect of the dark Makassar ebony.

Through the conception of the design, the basic shape of segment sheets and the use of the noblest & most expensive veneer wood as well as the contrasting chrome handles & base, our Art Deco desk shows the closeness of its designer to Jacque-Emile Ruhlmann, who at that time created a similar, but even more elaborate desk in Makassar ebony & chrome. (Cf. Florence Camard, Ruhlmann Master of Art Deco / English translation New York 1984, p. 76, 77 )

In contrast to Jacque Emile Ruhlmann, the creator of our desk used oak friezes in contrast to the noble and polished Makassar ebony to end the back fillings in order to deliberately set a counterpoint to the expensive Makassar.

This stylistic device is not known to the furniture of Ruhlmann.

All in all, a very noble & impressive desk, which is closely linked to the rigourous and noble designs of the "Master of Art Deco Jacque-Emile Ruhlmann" in time and form.

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Style :                  Period Art Deco

Age:                    around 1925

Types of wood:      Makassar ebony, contrasting ribbons oak on carpentry board / chrome-plated metal

Origin:                 Circle Jacque-Emile Ruhlmann , France / Paris

Dimensions:           187 cm H: 75 cm D: 93 cm

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Price:                    14.000,- €