Jean Royère

Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Jean Royère: Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 120 and 160 (for a related model presented to the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1942) 
Jacques Lacoste and Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 72 (for the model), 74-75 (for a related model) and vol. 2, p. 72 (for a related model)

Overall in very good condition. The wooden surfaces have been sensitively refinished and present with a few surface scratches, edge abrasions and minor discolorations consistent with age and gentle use. With a few scattered and minor old restoration, one to the corner of a door, only visible upon close inspection. The metal surfaces with minor rubbing and surface scratches consistent with age and gentle use. The red leather has been replaced in a manner that is consistent with the original and is in very good condition. With two keys. The interior with a compartment behind each door of the cabinet, each with a removable shelf and an adjustable shelf. A beautiful work by Royere, the free edges of the trefle motif and roundness of the feet contrasts beautifully with the right angles of the structure.
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