ID 1059095 
Lot 34  | JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
Estimate value
$ 500 000 – 700 000 
'Ours Polaire' Sofa, 1952
cherry, ash, original mohair fabric upholstery
31 ¼ x 91 7⁄8 x 52 ¾ in. (79.3 x 233.6 x 134 cm.)
Provenance
Monsieur Philbert, 60 Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris, acquired directly from the artist, 1952
Thence by descent
Galerie du Passage, Paris, 1992
Private Collection, New York
Laffanour-Galerie Downtown, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Literature
"La Résidence Française", Art et Industrie, 1947, n. 8, p. 20.
"Before ... After", Décor d'Aujourd'hui, 1948, no. 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, pp. 4-5.
Jean Royère Mobilier, exh. cat, Paris, 1992, pp. 28, 86-87.
P. Passebon, Jean Royère, exh. cat. Galerie du Passage, Paris, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated), 136 (for a copy of the original invoice).
Jean Royère, exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82, 83 (illustrated), 84-85, 111.
Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 9-10, 12, 25, 41, 60, 63, 70-72, 76, 115, 122-123, 130, 161, 165.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 30-32, 80-81, 94-98, 100, 102-105, 107, 126-127, 158, 162, 172, 180, 218, 250, 266.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, 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.
Exhibited
Galerie du Passage, Paris, Jean Royère, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated).
| Artist: | Jean Royère (1902 - 1981) | 
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| Medium: | Wood, Oak wood | 
| Art style: | Contemporary art | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Sofas und Couches | 
| Artist: | Jean Royère (1902 - 1981) | 
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| Medium: | Wood, Oak wood | 
| Art style: | Contemporary art | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Sofas und Couches | 
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