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19 The works of the French interior architect and furniture designer Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann are among themost elegant creations of the Art Deco period. Designed with stylistic confidence, executed with perfect craftsman- ship and the finest materials, Ruhlmann’s furniture bears his unmistakable signature. Unlike contemporary move- ments such as the Bauhaus, Ruhlmann’s goal was nev- er mass production, but rather the crafting of individual Preview of the Art Nouveau & Art Deco and Impressionist & Modern Art auctions Ruhlmann and Giacometti pieces for an aesthetically discerning elite. Almost all of his projects were commissioned by his wealthy clientele. A ‘Tibattant’ desk related to the secretary desk fromcir- ca1925offeredherecanbe found in thecollectionof the MetropolitanMuseumof Art in New York. Alberto Giacometti’s younger brother Diego left his mark as a ‘furniture sculptor’, among other things. From 1939 he worked as a sculptor, but beginning around 1950 – and especially after Alberto’s death in 1966 – he concentrated on designing furnishings, including the table and bench in our July auction. In those years, the boundaries between art and craft be- came blurred, and indeed Diego’s furniture is convinc- ing not only functionally but also as sculpture. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ART NOUVEAU & ART DÉCO Jean-Pierre dalla Vedova dallavedova@kollerauctions.com ONLINE CATALOGUE FROM 21 JUNE IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART Jara Koller jara.koller@kollerauctions.com ONLINE CATALOGUES www.kollerauctions.com 1 E mile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879–1933). Ladies’ secretary desk. Circa 1925. Purpleheart finely inlaid with ivory. 113 × 58.5 × 37 cm. Estimate: CHF 50 000/80 000 2 D iego Giacometti (1902–1985). Table à tête de chien, dite Table de chasseur. 1983/84. Bronze with green patina. 38 × 44.5 × 53.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 200 000/350 000 3 D iego Giacometti (1902–1985). Banquette. 1983/84. Bronze with brown-green patina. 41.5 × 91 × 39 cm. Estimate: CHF 450 000/550 000 © 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich 2 3 © 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich