Jean Royère

"Croisillon" Partner's Desk

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Jean Royère

"Croisillon" Partner's Desk

1952

oak, enameled metal

34 ⅞ x 82 ¾ x 26 ¼ in. (88.6 x 210.2 x 66.7 cm)

Mr. Philibert, Paris, commissioned directly from the artist, 1952

Galerie du Passage, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners, 2000

"Le Génie de Paris," Art et Industrie, no. 24, 1952, p. 11

Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 94 (for a drawing of the model)

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, p. 245

Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. I, p. 108

Because this lot was imported into the United States after April 5th, 2025, it is subject to an import tariff based on the value declared upon entry into the United States. The cost of the tariff, $9,921, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue.