Sale 1942
New York
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18 December 2007
Price realised
USD 18,750
Estimate
JEAN ROYERE (1902-1981) A Caned Oak Five-Panel Screen, 1950s 73½ in. (186.7 cm.) high, each panel: 20½ in. (52 cm.) wide
Provenance
With Galerie de Beyrie, New York.
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cf. C. and S. de Beyrie, J. Ouaiss, Jean Royère, New York, 2000, p. 106-108 for the caned suite this screen was originally part of.
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