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Property from an International Private Collection
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
Pair of 'Éléphanteau' Armchairs, designed circa 1939, executed circa 1964-1965
Details
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
Pair of 'Éléphanteau' Armchairs, designed circa 1939, executed circa 1964-1965
beech, velvet upholstery
43 ¼ x 33 x 36 in. (109.8 x 83.8 x 91.5 cm) (each)
Pair of 'Éléphanteau' Armchairs, designed circa 1939, executed circa 1964-1965
beech, velvet upholstery
43 ¼ x 33 x 36 in. (109.8 x 83.8 x 91.5 cm) (each)
Provenance
Mr. Balsan, Paris, commissioned directly from the artist, circa 1964-1965
Thence by descent
Hommage à Jean Royère, Christie's, Paris, 20 November 2017, lot 13
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Hommage à Jean Royère, Christie's, Paris, 20 November 2017, lot 13
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Moutard-Uldry, "Jean Royère et la passion des voyages," Mobilier et Décoration, no. 7, Paris, 1954, p. 297
C. Chareyron, "Les Sièges," Mobilier et Décoration, no. 6, Paris, 1960, p. 8
M. Rolland, "Ésotérisme des Lignes," Mobilier et Décoration, no. 6, Paris, 1960, pp. 40-41
C. Prague, "Dans le huitième arrondissement, un appartement 'Remodelé'," Mobilier et Décoration, Paris, no. 5, June 1966, p. 10 (present lot illustrated in its original interior)
B. Foucart and J.-L. Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des années 40, Paris, 1998, p. 258
Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 16, 27, 36, 59-60, 62, 70-72, 115-117, 151, 159
Jean Royère, exh. cat. Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 4, 46, 79, 80-81, 84-85
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 35, 44, 97, 210-211, 220-222, 224-225, 234, 246 (for related examples), p. 269 (present lot illustrated)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. I, Paris, 2012, pp. 98, 100-101, 103, 124, 128-129, 134-135, 172, 198, 230, 269, 272
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. II, Paris, 2012, pp. 21, 47, 266, 268-269
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 38, 104, 218, 226-227, 257 (for related examples), p. 281 (present lot illustrated)
Jean Royère, Ligne - Forme - Couleur, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 2022, pp. 120, 298, 300-301, 316-320, 325, 329
C. Chareyron, "Les Sièges," Mobilier et Décoration, no. 6, Paris, 1960, p. 8
M. Rolland, "Ésotérisme des Lignes," Mobilier et Décoration, no. 6, Paris, 1960, pp. 40-41
C. Prague, "Dans le huitième arrondissement, un appartement 'Remodelé'," Mobilier et Décoration, Paris, no. 5, June 1966, p. 10 (present lot illustrated in its original interior)
B. Foucart and J.-L. Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des années 40, Paris, 1998, p. 258
Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 16, 27, 36, 59-60, 62, 70-72, 115-117, 151, 159
Jean Royère, exh. cat. Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 4, 46, 79, 80-81, 84-85
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 35, 44, 97, 210-211, 220-222, 224-225, 234, 246 (for related examples), p. 269 (present lot illustrated)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. I, Paris, 2012, pp. 98, 100-101, 103, 124, 128-129, 134-135, 172, 198, 230, 269, 272
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. II, Paris, 2012, pp. 21, 47, 266, 268-269
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 38, 104, 218, 226-227, 257 (for related examples), p. 281 (present lot illustrated)
Jean Royère, Ligne - Forme - Couleur, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 2022, pp. 120, 298, 300-301, 316-320, 325, 329
Further Details
This model was exhibited at the Salon des artistes décorateurs, Paris, 1939.
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Victoria Allerton Tudor
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