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Jean ROYERE (1902-1981) Rare "Œuf" high version lounge set c…
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Jean ROYERE (1902-1981) Rare "Œuf" high version lounge set c…
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Estimate €150,000 - €250,000
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Description
Jean ROYERE (1902-1981)
Rare "Œuf" high version lounge set comprising a pair of armchairs and a stool with a curved wooden shell covered with blue velvet on the seat and on the reverse with an original fabric with a floral motif from Paule Marrot.
They stand on an oak corner spindle base.
Jean Royère" metal nameplate on one armchair
Created in 1951
Armchairs, H: 73.5 cm / W: 56 cm / D: 65 cm
Stool, H: 53 cm / Diam: 47 cm
(Wear, small tears and stains)
Provenance: Private collection Paris and by descent
History: Produced from 1951 onwards, this low model was first presented in the "Foyer d'aujourd'hui" section of the Salon des arts ménagers,
then at the Salon des artistes décorateurs in 1954.
Note: Paule Marrot is a French artist and textile designer known for her colourful motifs inspired by nature, combining flowers, foliage and birds in a style that is both modern and poetic. Her decorative universe brings freshness and lightness to post-war interiors.
She worked in particular with Jean Royère, who used her floral fabrics to cover some of his furniture. Paule Marrot's prints complement the soft, organic shapes of Royère's furniture, creating warm, elegant ensembles that are emblematic of French design in the 1950s.
Bibliography:
- "Mobilier et Décoration", November 1958, for a similar model in a low version reproduced on page 9.
- Mobilier et Décoration", April 1954, for a similar low model reproduced in an interior by Jean Royère.
- Catalogue of the exhibition Jean Royère décorateur à Paris at the Musée des Arts décoratifs - Paris 1999. Similar model reproduced in colour on page 124
-Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, "Jean Royère", vol. 2, for the drawings of the model reproduced on pages 49, 50, 249, 250, 284 and 285.
- Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, "Jean Royère", Paris, 2012, similar model reproduced on page 118.
- P-E. Martin-Vivier, "Jean Royère", Editions Norma, Paris, 2002, for a similar model reproduced in colour on pages 254 and 259.
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