Jean Royère, Pair of “Boule” chairs, vue 01
Jean Royère, Pair of “Boule” chairs, vue 01
Jean Royère, Pair of “Boule” chairs, vue 01

Jean Royère, Pair of “Boule” chairs

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

Paire of "Boule" chairs
Circa 1950

Pair of chairs made of tubular wrought-iron with a black patina.
The front legs are perpendicular to the seat covered with a clear fabric.
The back legs are slightly bended.
The mounts of the back are also slightly bended.
The back has a "broken" line which offers a very interesting profile.
The back is made of a strip covered with fabric.
Some gilt brass balls punctuate this creation at several points: end-legs, center of the strut, top of the back.

Height 93 cm (36 ½ in) - Width 50 cm (19 ¾ in) - Depth 53 cm (20 ¾ in) - Seat height 47 cm (17 in)

Provenance:
- This pair of chairs comes from a private French collection where there was also a pair of armchairs from the same model.

Literature:
- Archives Jean Royère, Cabinet des Arts Graphiques, MAD, Paris: blueprint dated from 1963, numbered 7 255 for the armchair model & Drawing annoted XVII-54 for a chair without strut.
- Archives Jean Royère, photo numbered 1838 for the armchair model
- "Jean Royère", galeries J. Lacoste & P. Seguin, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 37, 169 & 279 et vol. 2 p. 54.