Jean Royère

"Quille" Dressing Table and Stool

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Jean Royère

"Quille" Dressing Table and Stool

circa 1956

oak, fabric upholstery

dressing table: 33 ¾ x 38 ⅜ x 22 ⅞ in. (85.7 x 97.5 x 58.1 cm)

stool: 20 ⅜ x 23 ½ x 13 ½ in. (51.8 x 56.7 x 34.3 cm)

Galerie Jousse Seguin, Paris

Galerie du Passage, Paris, acquired from the above, 1997

Acquired from the above by the present owners

"Quartier Libre de Taisie," Mobilier et Décoration, no. 8, November 1958, p. 9

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 186 and 187

Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. II, p. 71

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, $7,473, 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.