Jean Royère, “Val d’Or” coffee table

Jean Royère (1902-1981)

"Val d’Or" coffee table
Circa 1960

The structure of this coffee table is made up of a simple flat black lacquered metal ribbon, rectangular in cross-section and in one piece, which forms a Greek frieze, with the lower sections forming three legs. This ribbon encircles and supports a thick circular slab of glass.
This elegant structure perfectly underlines the lightness of this table, whose design is unrivalled in its purity.

Height 32 cm (12 5/8 in) - Diameter 82,5 cm (32 1/2 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection, Paris VII, France.

Literature :

- Archives Jean Royère, Cabinets des Arts Graphiques, MAD, Paris :
- tracing papers numbered 6.076 from 1956 for a comparable circular model and 10.096 for a drawing project.
- watercolored drawing numbered XX N°23.

- « Jean Royère », éd. Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012, vol.1, p. 266, et p. 267 for similar models ; vol.2, p. 60, 61 et p.170 for similar models.
- « Jean Royère », P-E Martin Vivier, éd. Norma, Paris, 2017, p. 222 et p. 235 for similar models.
- « Jean Royère. Décorateur à Paris », P-E Martin Vivier et C. Rubini, éd. Norma, Paris, 2000, p. 79 for a similar model.