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Jean Royère
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- JEAN ROYÈRE
- Pair of "Persan" Wall Appliques
- gilt and patinated brass and paper shades
- 35 7/8 x 24 x 13 inches
Provenance
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1999
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1999
Literature
Jean Royère: Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 62-63, 70-71, 133 (for a drawing) and 164
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 199, 209-210, 243 and 302-303 (for a drawing)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 164, 174-175 and 235 and vol. 2, pp. 34 and 119 (for a design drawing of the model)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 199, 209-210, 243 and 302-303 (for a drawing)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 164, 174-175 and 235 and vol. 2, pp. 34 and 119 (for a design drawing of the model)
Catalogue Note
Sotheby's would like to thank Jacques Lacoste for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
IN CONTEXT
Surrealism permeates so much of late French Art Deco design. The present appliques display a wonderful, Surrealistic sensibility with their multi-stemmed arms and lyrical elegance.
– Alan Wanzenberg