Jean Royère, “Sphère” coffee table, vue 01
Jean Royère, “Sphère” coffee table, vue 01
Jean Royère, “Sphère” coffee table, vue 01
Jean Royère, “Sphère” coffee table, vue 01
Jean Royère, “Sphère” coffee table, vue 01

Jean Royère, “Sphère” coffee table

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

"Sphère" coffee table
Circa 1948

This "Sphère" coffee table has a base made of four spheres in metal with a gilded patina.
The cylindric bended stems making the spheres remind a planet in orbit.
These spheres are standing on a square travertine base.
On this base a metal corner piece holding the original travertine top.

Height 34 cm (13 1⁄2 in) - Width 150 cm (59 in) - Depth 70 cm (27 1⁄2 in)

Provenance:
- Collection of Mrs F., Lebanon, circa 1948
- Thence by descent

Literature:
- Jean Royère's Archives, Cabinets des Arts Graphiques, MAD, Paris: Blueprint numebered 3.363 from 1950 for a comparable circular model; Drawing of a complete projects numbered 10.276, 10.074, 10.313 and one annotated "F"; Watercolored drawing
- Jean Royère's Archives, MAD, Paris: Album pictue N° 1, picture du Salon des Artistes Décorateurs 1939 & Album picture N° 2, picture dated 1943
- Mobilier & Décoration, September 1937
- "Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris", exhibition catalogue, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, 1999, éd. Norma, p. 16, view of the Jean Royère gallery in Paris
- "Jean Royère", P-E Martin Vivier, éd. Norma, Paris, 2002, pp. 45, 190-191
- "Jean Royère", P-E Martin Vivier, éd. Norma, Paris, 2017, p. 195

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