Design

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Lot 57
  • 57

Jean Royère

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • JEAN ROYÈRE
  • Dining table, circa 1950-1960
  • wood
  • 74,5 x 116,5 x 222 cm ; 29  3/8   x 45  7/8   x 87  3/8  in.
oak and gilt metal

Provenance

Private collection, Lebanon

Literature

Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, Vol. II, p. 70 for a related example

Condition

The table is covered with a thick varnish that is dried out with mulitples hairline cracks. Multiple small lacks of varnish scattered on the piece, especially along the edges, some dents and rare lacks of veneer. Several scratches and scuffs on the varnish more or less important on the top and the base. Several small areas with fading of the varnish on the top. The gilding on the metal elements is flaking and partially missing.
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