Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne

Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne

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Property from a Distinguished New York Collection

Jean Royère

"Bouquet" Wall Sconce

Auction Closed

May 25, 06:32 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 40,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Distinguished New York Collection

Jean Royère

"Bouquet" Wall Sconce


circa 1950

gilt brass, paper shades

17 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 18 in. (44.4 x 82.5 x 45.7 cm) including shades

Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Private Collection, Paris
Sotheby's New York, May 23, 2019, lot 18
Acquired from the above by the present owner
René Chavance, “Aménagements officiels et installations privées par Jean Royère,” Mobilier et Décoration, no. 7, 1951, p. 28
René Chavance, “Une visite à Jean Royère,” Mobilier et Décoration, no. 1, 1953, pp. 3 and 13
Colette Natal, “Les adolescents chez eux,” Le Décor d’aujourd’hui, no. 77, 1953, p. 142
Jean Royère: décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 31
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, p. 185
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, eds., Jean Royère: Volume I, Paris, 2012, pp. 78 and 80
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, eds. Jean Royère: Volume II, Paris, 2012, p. 30