Jean Royère, “Ecusson” pair of bridge armchairs

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

"Ecusson" pair of bridge armchairs
Circa 1948

Pair of ‘Ecusson’ bridge armchairs with oak frames resting on four slender conical legs, slightly curved outwards at the rear.
The soberly rounded armrests extend the line of the front legs.
The seat, comfortable but visually restrained, has a backrest that is narrow at the base and slightly flared at the top, both re-upholstered in a vibrant red velvet.

Height 84 cm (33 1/8 in) - Width 54,5 cm (21 1/2 in) - Depth 63,5 cm (25 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection of Mr and Mrs D., Lebanon. - Thence by descent.
- Purchased from the above by the Chastel-Maréchal gallery.

Literature :
- Archives Jean Royère, Cabinet des dessins, MAD, Paris : sheets of tracing paper numbered 10.020, 11.281 andt 11.340 ; drawing numbered XV-4 ; non numbered drawing.
- « Une visite à Jean Royère », René Chavance, Mobilier et Décoration, n° 1, Janvier 1953, similar model reproduce p. 4.
- « Jean Royère », P.-E. Martin-Vivier, éd. Norma, paris, 2002, variant model repro- duced p. 231.
- « Jean Royère », Galerie Jacques Lacoste et Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012 : Volume 1, ‘Ecusson’ serie models reproduced p. 288 ; Volume 2, variant model reproduced p. 53.