Lot 80
  • 80

JEAN ROYÈRE | Pair of armchairs

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • JEAN ROYÈRE
  • Pair of armchairs
  • 91 x 72 x 86 cm ; 35 7/8 x 28 3/8 x 33 7/8 in.
  • circa 1950-1960
oak and velvet upholstery

Provenance

Private collection, Lebanon

Literature

Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, October 8, 1999 – January 30, 2000, pp. 114-115
Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, Vol. 1, pp. 126-127

Condition

Good overall condition. The oak feet presents with a few hairline cracks and a few small dents. There are a few rare previous infills (to tiny cracks and previous dents/chips) and the wood appears to have been previously gently sanded. The upholstery is newer and in very good overall condition.
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