A PAIR OF 'CROISILLON' SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1947

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JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
A PAIR OF 'CROISILLON' SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1947
painted steel rod, brass ball feet and with later woven vegetable-fibre upholstery
31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) wide; 17 ¼ in. (44.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Neo Senso, Paris, 1996.

Literature

Similar examples illustrated:
A. de Heeckeren, Jean Royère, 1985, Paris, pp. 18, 19;
P-E. Martin Vivier, Jean Royère, 2002, Paris, pp. 120, 123;
Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Turin, 2012, pp. 55, 222.

Special notice

These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 20%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. Where applicable Customs duty will be charged (per rate specified by HMRC guidance) on the Hammer price and VAT will be payable at 20% on duty. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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Lot Essay

Jean Royère used a 'Croisillon' chair in the office of his rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré apartment. The model was exhibited at the 1947 Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in Paris.

Christie’s would like to thank Jacques Lacoste for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

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