ID 921167
Los 16 | JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
Schätzwert
$ 1 000 000 – 1 500 000
'Ours Polaire' Sofa and Pair of Armchairs, circa 1952
painted beech, original mohair fabric upholstery
sofa: 30 5/8 x 94 x 54 1/4 in (77.8 x 238.8 x 137.8 cm)
each armchair: 27 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 37 3/4 in (69.9 x 97.8 x 95.9 cm)
one armchair with plastic label printed JEAN ROYÈRE
Provenance
Madame Lebon, Chantilly, acquired directly from the artist
Galerie Downtown François Laffanour, Paris
Private Collection, 2000
The Collector: Icons of Design, Phillips, New York, 16 December 2014, lot 26
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
“Aménagements officiels et installations privées par Jean Royére,” Mobilier Décoration, no. 7, Paris, October 1951, pp. 22-23
“La Résidence Française,” Art et Industrie, no. 8, June 1947, p. 20
Jean Royère: Décorateur à Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exh. cat., Paris, 2000, pp. 9-10, 12, 16, 25, 41, 60, 62-63, 70-72, 76, 78, 80, 115, 122-123, 125, 151, 161, 163 and 165
P. Favardin, Les Décorateurs des années 50, Paris, 2002, pp. 72 and 334
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 35, 45, 143, 210-211, 226-232, 233 (for an illustration of the present lot), 238, 241 (for an illustration of the present armchair), 247, 266, 285
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 26, 30-34, 46, 67-68, 75, 80-81, 94-107, 126-127, 158, 160, 162-163, 172, 192, 218, 250, 266
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 6, 42-43, 46-47, 82-83 (for a sketch of the suite), 274 (sketch of the armchair)
P.E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 15, 35, 50-51, 157, 218-219, 234-240, 241 (for an illustration of the suite), 246, 254, 257, 269, 278, 300 and frontispiece
Sale Room Notice
Please note the original commission of this suite was for Madame Lebon, Chantilly, and not ‘Leblon’ as originally stated.
| Künstler: | Jean Royère (1902 - 1981) |
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| Material: | Naturholz |
| Kunst Stil: | Moderne Kunst |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Frankreich, Europa |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Möbel und Lampen, Sessel und Stühle, Sofas und Couches |
| Künstler: | Jean Royère (1902 - 1981) |
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| Material: | Naturholz |
| Kunst Stil: | Moderne Kunst |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Frankreich, Europa |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Möbel und Lampen, Sessel und Stühle, Sofas und Couches |
| Adresse der Versteigerung |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Vereinigtes Königreich | |
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