AFTER EMILE-JACQUES RUHLMANN 1925 ART DECO DESK: Handcrafted replica of the famous 1925 Art Deco design desk exhibited at the Paris exhibition. Semi-circular top with radiating design of Macassar and Ebony. Double pedestal plated base with cabinetry having drawers and doors also made of the exotic Macassar Ebony wood. Measures 2 1/2'h x 7' 1'' x 5 1/2' . Not wanting to pay the 1 Million+ price tag for an original by Ruhlmann being offered in a New York Gallery, Michael Egan, co-owner of Alamo Car Rentals, commissioned master cabinet makers Justo and Ernesto Escobar in Pompano Beach FL. to make this replication. Sources say $30,000 was paid just for the Macassar tree used to make this one-only Masterpiece and It is featured on their web site at http://www.escobarenterprise.com/welcome-1.html
CONDITION: Wear consistent with age and use.