Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Suede, tubular steel. 72 x 30 x 32 in. (182.9 x 76.2 x 81.3 cm)
ESTIMATE $30,000-50,000LITERATURE Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXe Siècle, Dictionnaire des Créateurs, Paris, 1994, p. 561; Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 66; Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, p. 8
Jean Royère
Rare pair of Cœur (=Heart) chairs, ca. 1950
Oak, fabric (2). Each: 35 in. (88.9 cm.) high
ESTIMATE $20,000-30,000LITERATURE Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 64 and p. 99 for a drawing; Art + Auction, October 2005, illustrated on front cover.
South Kensington Sale Date Mar 04, 2008 Lot Number 0099 Sale Number 5337
SET OF FOUR BARSTOOLS Lot Title Jean Royère; ATTRIBUTED
Estimate 800 – 1,200 British pounds
designed circa 1945, enamelled steel, the seats upholstered as sailor’s hats 86cm. high
(via Christie’s)