'Ours Polaire' Sofa, circa 1950
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JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
'Ours Polaire' Sofa, circa 1950
ash, beech, velvet upholstery
28 ¾ x 93 x 54 in. (73 x 236.2 x 137.1 cm)
'Ours Polaire' Sofa, circa 1950
ash, beech, velvet upholstery
28 ¾ x 93 x 54 in. (73 x 236.2 x 137.1 cm)
Provenance
Galerie Patrick Seguin and Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Michael Formica, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000
Michael Formica, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2000
Literature
‘La Résidence Française,' Art et Industrie, 1947, n. 8, p. 20
'Before ... After,' The decor of today, 1948, n. 47, p. 45
'Chez Jean Royère à Paris,' Plaisir de France, March 1949, p. 37
Ensembles Mobiliers, vol. XV, Paris, 1955, pl. 23
C. Opole, 'Quartier libre de fantaisie,' Mobilier et Décoration, November 1958, p. 4-5
Jean Royère Mobilier, exh. cat, Paris, 1992, pp. 28, 87
Jean Royère, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82-85, 111
Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 9-10, 12, 41, 60, 63, 70-72, 76, 115, 122-123, 130, 161, 165
Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. I, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 30-32, 80-81, 94-98, 100, 102-105, 107, 126-127, 158, 162-163, 172, 180, 218, 250, 266, vol. II, pp. 6-7, 42-43, 82-83, 238-241
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 4-5, 157, 218-219, 234-237, 240-241, 278, 300
'Before ... After,' The decor of today, 1948, n. 47, p. 45
'Chez Jean Royère à Paris,' Plaisir de France, March 1949, p. 37
Ensembles Mobiliers, vol. XV, Paris, 1955, pl. 23
C. Opole, 'Quartier libre de fantaisie,' Mobilier et Décoration, November 1958, p. 4-5
Jean Royère Mobilier, exh. cat, Paris, 1992, pp. 28, 87
Jean Royère, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82-85, 111
Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 9-10, 12, 41, 60, 63, 70-72, 76, 115, 122-123, 130, 161, 165
Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. I, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 30-32, 80-81, 94-98, 100, 102-105, 107, 126-127, 158, 162-163, 172, 180, 218, 250, 266, vol. II, pp. 6-7, 42-43, 82-83, 238-241
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 4-5, 157, 218-219, 234-237, 240-241, 278, 300
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Alexander Heminway
International Head of Design