PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
'Ours Polaire' Armchair, circa 1950
Details
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
'Ours Polaire' Armchair, circa 1950
painted oak, velvet upholstery
29 x 38 1⁄2 x 37 in. (73.7 x 97.8 x 94 cm)
'Ours Polaire' Armchair, circa 1950
painted oak, velvet upholstery
29 x 38 1⁄2 x 37 in. (73.7 x 97.8 x 94 cm)
Provenance
Galerie Downtown, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, October 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner, October 2010
Literature
Jean Royère Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2000, pp. 12, 16, 28, 41, 62-63, 70 - 72, 76, 78, 80, 115, 122-123, 151, 163, and 165
P. Favardin, Les Décorateurs des années 50, Paris, 2002, p. 72
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 35, 45, 143, 210-211, 230-231, 233 (for an illustration of the suite), 238, 241 (for an illustration of this design), and 266
C. de Beyrie, S. de Beyrie, and J. Ouaiss, Jean Royère , New York, 2000, p. 5 (essay mention)
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6, 26, 30-34, 46, 75, 80, 94-107, 126-127, 158, 160, 162-163, 172, 192, 218, 266
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 46-47
P.E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 15, 35, 50-51, 157, 218-219, 238-239, 241, 246, 249, 254, 269, 278, 308 and frontispiece
P. Favardin, Les Décorateurs des années 50, Paris, 2002, p. 72
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 35, 45, 143, 210-211, 230-231, 233 (for an illustration of the suite), 238, 241 (for an illustration of this design), and 266
C. de Beyrie, S. de Beyrie, and J. Ouaiss, Jean Royère , New York, 2000, p. 5 (essay mention)
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6, 26, 30-34, 46, 75, 80, 94-107, 126-127, 158, 160, 162-163, 172, 192, 218, 266
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 46-47
P.E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 15, 35, 50-51, 157, 218-219, 238-239, 241, 246, 249, 254, 269, 278, 308 and frontispiece
Further Details
en suite with lot 30
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Daphné Riou
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