Live Auction 2569Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
JEAN ROYERE (1902-1981)
Lot 196

JEAN ROYERE (1902-1981)

A 'BOULE' SOFA, MODEL DESIGNED 1947

Closed14 June 2012

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JEAN ROYERE (1902-1981)
A 'BOULE' SOFA, MODEL DESIGNED 1947
wool, stained oak
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, 96 in. (243.8 cm.) wide, 53 (134.6 cm.) deep

Purchased from Jean Royère with pair of 'Boule' armchairs, April 1957;
Private collection.

Specialist note

cf. P. Favardin, Le style 50, un moment de l'art français, Paris, 1987, p. 53;
Jean Royère Décorateur à Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 8 October 1999 - 30 January 2000, exhibition catalogue, Paris, pp. 9-12 and pp. 62-63;
P.E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 232-233.