Jean Royère, “Créneaux“ nesting tables

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

“Créneaux“ nesting tables
circa 1950

Set of three 'Créneaux' nesting tables: the frameworks are made of patinated iron whereas the tops are madeof transparent glass slab bordered by a silvered stripe.
The tops set into a metal corner piece and stand on an iron frame in the shape of hollowed rectangles outlining a crenelated pattern.

Height 40 cm (15 ¾ in) - Width 50 cm (19 ¾ in) - Depth 30 cm (11 ¾ in)

Provenance :
- Mr & Mrs F, Lebanon.
- Thence by descent.
- Directly purchased by the Chastel-Maréchal gallery from the family.

Literature :
- Archives Jean Royère, Cabinet des dessins, MAD, Paris : blueprints n°3339 bis from 1950, the one below
from 1955, n°7160 from 1958 for Mr. Parachini.
- Art et Décoration, n°41, 1954, p. 35.
- « Jean Royère », Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Paris, éd. Norma, 2017, pp. 154-155.