Pair of 'Sculpture' Armchairs, circa 1955

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JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
Pair of 'Sculpture' Armchairs, circa 1955
oak, velvet upholstery
27 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 32 7/8 in. (70.5 x 73 x 83.5 cm)

Provenance

Monsieur and Madame Raymond Saleha, Beirut, acquired directly from the artist
Galerie de Beyrie, New York, 1999-2000
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 38, 68, 78, 135, 166
C. and S. de Beyrie, Jean Royère, New York, 2001, pp. 48-51 (present lot illustrated)
C. and S. de Beyrie, Georges Jouve À la Lumière, Brussels, 2021, pp. 154-155 (present lot illustrated)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 50, 52-55, 114, 274-275
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 19, 40, 270-273 ( for the model in the lounge of the Shah of Iran' private cinema, 1958)
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, p. 271

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Lot Essay

This model is illustrated in photographs no. 1517, 1519, 1580, 1666, 1667, 1687, 1688, 1737, 1768, 1769, 1771, 1172, 1774, 1775, 1817, 1818, 1819 in the Jean Royère Archive, see lot 21 in this sale.

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