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Property of an American Collector
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
‘Croisillon’ Desk and Chair, circa 1937-1955
Details
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
‘Croisillon’ Desk and Chair, circa 1937-1955
oak, brass, fabric upholstery
29 ¾ x 43 ½ x 21 ¾ in. (75.5 x 110.5 x 55.2 cm) (desk)
29 5⁄8 x 18 3⁄8 x 18 ½ in. (75.2 x 46.6 x 47 cm) (chair)
‘Croisillon’ Desk and Chair, circa 1937-1955
oak, brass, fabric upholstery
29 ¾ x 43 ½ x 21 ¾ in. (75.5 x 110.5 x 55.2 cm) (desk)
29 5⁄8 x 18 3⁄8 x 18 ½ in. (75.2 x 46.6 x 47 cm) (chair)
Provenance
Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
"Au Salon des arts ménagers," Le décor d'aujourd'hui, Paris, no. 21, February-March 1937, p. 29 (for the chair)
M.-C. Blanckaert, "A Paris chez un collectionneur, le fabuleux rendez-vous des années 40 et 50", ELLE Décoration, no. 68, Paris, December 1996-January 1997, pp. 172-173 (for the chair)
Jean Royère: Décorateur à Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exh. cat., Paris, 2000, p. 16 (for the chair)
C. de Beyrie, S. de Beyrie and J. Ouaiss, Jean Royère, New York, 2000, p. 103 (for a related example of desk)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 39, 119 (for the chair)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 228, 230 (for the chair)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 55, 148-149 (for a drawing of the chair), 252-253 (for a drawing of the chair)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 43, 130 (for the chair)
M.-C. Blanckaert, "A Paris chez un collectionneur, le fabuleux rendez-vous des années 40 et 50", ELLE Décoration, no. 68, Paris, December 1996-January 1997, pp. 172-173 (for the chair)
Jean Royère: Décorateur à Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exh. cat., Paris, 2000, p. 16 (for the chair)
C. de Beyrie, S. de Beyrie and J. Ouaiss, Jean Royère, New York, 2000, p. 103 (for a related example of desk)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, pp. 39, 119 (for the chair)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 228, 230 (for the chair)
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 55, 148-149 (for a drawing of the chair), 252-253 (for a drawing of the chair)
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, pp. 43, 130 (for the chair)
Further details
This chair model was exhibited at the Salon des arts ménagers, Paris, 1937.
Brought to you by
Victoria Allerton Tudor
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Sale