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The Sculpture chair exquisitely embodies the sumptuous and refined realm of Jean Royère furnishings. Royère first designed the chair to much acclaim in 1955, providing it with a bolster seat and back that appear as two floating planes, inviting the sitter to be enveloped by its resplendence. The present example dates to after 1960 when the chair was subtly remodeled.
Design drawing of the Shah of Iran's Golesthan Palace Cinema Hall, Tehran, circa 1956. Artwork: © 2021 Estate of Jean Royère / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. The Sculpture chair quickly became one of Royère's most frequently used designs, exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1959 and used to furnish such interiors as the Shah of Iran's Golesthan Palace Cinema Hall, Tehran and the salon of the Institut de Recherche de la Sidérurgie (Iron and Steel Research Institute), Lorraine. Marrying sculptural form with supreme comfort, the present model exhibits the ingenuity of Royère at the acme of his celebrated career.
Provenance
Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2010Literature
René Chavance, "Les aménagements nouveaux de Jean Royère et les réflexions qu'ils inspirent," Mobilier et Décoration, November 1956, p. 17
Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 38, 68, 78, 135, 166
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Volume 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 50, 52, 54-55, 114, 176, 274-75
Galerie Jacques Lacoste and Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Royère, Volume 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 19, 49, 270-71, 273
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Paris, 2017, p. 271Artist Biography
Jean Royère
French • 1902 - 1981
Jean Royère took on the mantle of the great artistes décorateurs of 1940s France and ran with it into the second half of the twentieth century. Often perceived as outside of the modernist trajectory ascribed to twentieth-century design, Royère was nonetheless informed by and enormously influential to his peers. Having opened a store in Paris in 1943 before the war had ended, he was one of the first to promote a new way of life through interior decoration, and his lively approach found an international audience early on in his career.
In addition to commissions in Europe and South America, Royère had a strong business in the Middle East where he famously designed homes for the Shah of Iran, King Farouk of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan. The surrealist humor and artist's thoughtful restraint that he brought to his furniture designs continue to draw admiration to this day.
Property of an International Collector, Curated by Joseph Dirand
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"Sculpture" armchair
circa 1960
Stained oak, fabric upholstery.
28 1/2 x 30 x 34 in. (72.4 x 76.2 x 86.4 cm)
Estimate
$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
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Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
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Gino Sarfatti
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Osvaldo Borsani
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Carlo Scarpa
"Corroso" vase, model no. 4101
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Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
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Seguso
Pair of ceiling lights
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Gio Ponti and Luigi Zortea
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Gio Ponti
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Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1034
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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Pietro Chiesa
Rare drinks cabinet
Estimate $16,000 - 22,000
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Napoleone Martinuzzi
Two rare ceiling lights
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
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Paolo Buffa
Desk
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Franco Albini
Pair of daybeds, from Villa Neuffer, Ispra, Italy
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Gio Ponti and Emilio Lancia
Occasional table
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Pietro Chiesa
Floor lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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Alberto Giacometti
"Étoile" table lamp
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
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Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean Dunand
"Chinoise" coiffeuse, model no. 1538 AR/1827 NR
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
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Ingrid Donat
Pair of "Table de Canapé Engrenages"
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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Ingrid Donat
"Miroir Girafe (Petit Modèle)"
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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Ingrid Donat
Pair of "Appliques Rondelles"
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Jacques Adnet
Cabinet
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,680
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Paul Dupré-Lafon
Pair of side tables
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $17,640
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Jean Royère
"Tour Eiffel" coffee table
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $163,800
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Alberto Giacometti
"Figure" floor lamp
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
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Jean Prouvé
Set of four "Semi-metal" chairs, model no. 305
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
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Jacques Adnet
Rare ceiling light
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Jean Prouvé
Important cabinet, model no. 150
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
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Charlotte Perriand
Dining table
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
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Georges Jouve
Two "Boule" vases
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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Jean Prouvé
Rare stool, model no. 307
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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Jean Royère
Sofa and pair of armchairs
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $226,800
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Jean Royère
Rare wall-mounted console table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
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Georges Jouve
Vide poche
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
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Georges Jouve
Tall "Cylindre" vase
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
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Georges Jouve
Large footed "Cylindre" vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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Jean Royère
"Sculpture" armchair
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
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Alexandre Noll
Large tray
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $21,420
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André Arbus
Dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,680
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Georges Jouve
"Boule" vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $15,120
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Stilnovo
Adjustable wall light, model no. 2061
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
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Jean Prouvé
Rare "C.P.D.E." armchair
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,400
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Alexandre Noll
Dish
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $11,340
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Rick Owens
"Curial (Black Plywood)" chair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,720
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Serge Mouille
"Grand Totem" floor lamp
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $113,400
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Jean Prouvé
"Direction" armchair, model no. 352
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
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Jean Prouvé
"Cité" desk, model no. 500
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $10,710
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Jean Prouvé
"Antony" chair, model no. 356
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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Serge Mouille
Pair of "Antony" desk lamps
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Pair of "Crate" chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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Charlotte Perriand
"Tokyo" bench
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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Edmund de Waal
"Plate 1, Part 1, Page 1"
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $52,920
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Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $138,600
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Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $138,600
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Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $35,000 - 40,000
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Hans Coper
Pot on cylindrical foot with vertical impression
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $327,600
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Hans Coper
Ovoid form
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $138,600
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Hans Coper
Large bowl
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $100,800
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Hans Coper
Pair of candle holders
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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Josef Frank
Miniature cabinet, model no. 2225
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,450
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Axel Johann Salto
"Aktæonmaske"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $20,160
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Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,190
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Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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Doyle Lane
Weed pot
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Finn Juhl
Rare sofa, designed for a "Bachelor's Apartment" for the "Tidens Møbler 1947" exhibition, Copenhagen
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $37,800
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Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $37,800
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Claude Conover
"Pillow" vessel
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,780
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George Nakashima
Pair of "Conoid Cushion" lounge chairs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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Peter Voulkos
Vase form
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
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Peter Voulkos
Vase form
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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Paavo Tynell
Pair of large ceiling lights
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,680
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John Nyquist
Unique illuminated floor globe
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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John Mason
"Grey Figure"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,800
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Vladimir Kagan
"Contour" rocking chair, model no. 175F
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $37,800
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Vladimir Kagan
"Stalagmite" floor lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $10,710
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75
Vladimir Kagan
Rare L-shaped sofa with "Tri-Symmetric" legs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $26,460
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Vladimir Kagan
Swivel boudoir chair
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,560
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Vladimir Kagan
Early "Serpentine" sofa
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $30,240
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78
Judy Kensley McKie
"Dragon" coffee table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $107,100
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79
Studio Job
Four-panel screen, from the "Perished" collection
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,100
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80
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Rare daybed
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $13,860
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81
Franco Albini
Set of six "Luisella" chairs, model no. SD9
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $9,450
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82
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
Rare "Kono" table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,340
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83
Gino Sarfatti
Pair of wall lights, model. no. 232
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $8,190
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84
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Unique "Bolotas Sofa (Black)"
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $88,200
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85
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
"Kono" coffee table
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $2,394
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86
Maria Pergay
"Ring" chair
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $30,240
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87
Alessandro Mendini
"Arado" vase
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,638
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88
Alessandro Mendini
"Poltrona di Proust" armchair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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89
Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Pair of ceiling lights, model no. 2043
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,900
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90
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Panda Sofa" and "Panda Puff"
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $47,880
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91
Tito Agnoli
Ceiling light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,340
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92
Corrado Corradi Dell'Acqua
Pair of "Montecarlo" side tables, from Casa Coggi, Arenzano
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $8,820
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Gianfranco Frattini
Sofa, model no. 872
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,970
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Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, model no. 811
Estimate $28,000 - 32,000
Sold for $52,920
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Max Ingrand
Floor lamp, model no. 1819
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,860
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96
Gio Ponti
Coffee table, model no. 2155, from the "Modern by Singer" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $32,760
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Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model no. 3026/40
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,600
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Giovanni Ferrabini
Pair of coffee tables
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $11,970
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