Cabinet

Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, 1918

MEDIUMAmboyna, ivory

DIMENSIONS27 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 28 1/2in. (69.9 x 41.9 x 72.4cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann 1879–1933 · France

His furniture took eight months to craft and cost more to make than he charged—a luxury so extreme it inspired Le Corbusier's revolt.