Lot 2
  • 2

Jean Royère

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • JEAN ROYÈRE
  • Prototype "Orly" Chair
  • painted metal and fabric upholstery

Provenance

Studio 101, Santa Barbara, CA

Literature

Jean Royère:  Décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, p. 36 and p. 109 (for a drawing of the model)
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2002, p. 272

Condition

Overall excellent condition. The black metal feet possibly repainted. The proper left front foot with a white striation measuring less than ¼ inch. The upholstery appears to be later and in excellent condition with very little wear.
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Catalogue Note

Only two or three of these sculptural chairs are believed to have been produced.