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Lot 98
  • 98

Jean Royère

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 EUR
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Description

  • JEAN ROYÈRE
  • Pair of Ambassador armchairs, circa 1955
  • oak, fabric
  • 105 x 75 x 91 cm ; 41 3/8 x 29 1/2 x 35 7/8 in.
ash, velvet upholstery

Provenance

Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Acquis auprès du précédent par le propriétaire actuel

Literature

Mobilier et Décoration, Mai 1960, modèle illustré au sein d'une publicité pour Paul Dumas
Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 8 octobre 1999 - 30 janvier 2000, pp. 76, 101, 110 et 135
Galerie Jacques Lacoste et Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Vol. I, Paris, 2012, pp. 38-40, 177-181, 220 et 286
Galerie Jacques Lacoste et Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Vol. II, Paris, 2012, p. 47
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 49, 143 et 175

Condition

Very good overall condition.Light wear on the feet with extremely minute dents at the bottom. The feet present with some previous woodworms holes, some of them previously filled and more numerous on one of the armchairs, partially visible on the catalogue illustration. On one of the feet, a previous restoration to the wood. The upholstery is newer and in excellent condition with extremely light wear on the armrests.
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