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Sculpting Light, Shaping Form: Works by Jean Royère & Serge Mouille from an Important Private Collection

Jean Royère

Pair of "Boule" Armchairs

Import Tariff

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Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

Bid

70,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Sculpting Light, Shaping Form: Works by Jean Royère & Serge Mouille from an Important Private Collection

Jean Royère

Pair of "Boule" Armchairs

circa 1950

ash, fabric upholstery

each with remnants of original labels JEAN ROYÈRE

28 ¾ x 27 ⅞ x 24 ¾ in. (73 x 70.8 x 62.9 cm) each

Madame C., Paris

Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, p. 234

Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, ed., Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, p. 50

Because this lot was imported into the United States after April 5th, 2025, it is subject to an import tariff based on the value declared upon entry into the United States. The cost of the tariff, $18,750, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue.