Jean Royère, Pair of “Eiffel Tower” stools

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

Pair of "Eiffel Tower" stools
Circa 1950

A pair of stools with a concave latticework structure in patinated steel painted gunmetal, joined at the intersections by gilded brass balls. Therectangular seat is upholstered.
This pair of stools features the Eiffel Tower motif, which Jean Royère arrived at after incessant research into new combinations. A combination of the lattice and the ball, it first appeared in 1939.

Height 49 cm (19 1/4 in) - Width 66 cm (26 in) - Depth 41 cm (16 1/8 in)

Provenance :
- Collection of Mrs F., Lebanon, circa 1948 - Important collection of Jean Royère, begun in 1948 through Nadim Majdalani, at the occasion of a special order for a complete set, and completed over the years including during Parisian trips.
- Thence by descent.
- Purchased by Galerie Chastel-Maréchal from
the above.

Literature :
- Archives Jean Royère, Cabinet des dessins, MAD, Paris, blue prints :
N°3.894, 1951 ; N° 4.881, 1953, for a similar model ; N°4.350, 1952 ; N° 5.140, 1954 ; N°5.572, 1955 ; N°7.303 1958 for the bench.
- Archives Jean Royère, Album photo N°6
- « Jean Royère », éd. Galerie de Beyrie & Jacques Ouaiss, New York, 2000, p. 23 for a comparable model without strut.