Jean Royère, Pair of armchairs

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

Pair of armchairs
Circa 1955

Pair of armchairs with a high back, made of oak and blue mohair velvet.
The slightly reclined back and particularly envelopping with its two ears on each side remind the traditional « wing chair ».
The deep seat is raised by a removable cushion.
The armrests, which lengthen the front legs, are made of a cylindric section of wood which become slender at the back.
The back feet are « saber-shaped ».

Height 110 cm (43 1⁄3 in) - Width 80 cm (31 1⁄2 in) - Depth 91 cm (35 3⁄4 in)

Provenance :
- Directly acquired from the artist by the Kassatly Family, Beirut, Lebanon.
- Thence by descent.
- Acquired by the Chastel-Maréchal Gallery from the latter.

Literature :
- Archives Jean Royère, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, Album VI, for a picture of the model.
- Archives Jean Royère, Cabinet des Dessins, département des Arts Graphiques, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, for a blueprint dated from 1940.
- « Jean Royère 1902-1981. Créateur et décorateur », Axel de Heeckeren, 1985, p. 33, for a picture of the model.
- « Jean Royère », Catherine et Stéphane de Beyrie & Jacques Ouaiss, 2000, pp. 56-57, for our armchairs.