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Jean Royère
"Boomerang" coffee table
- Estimate
- $10,000 - 15,000
$47,500
Lot Details
Lacquered wood, oak.
circa 1957
13 7/8 x 56 3/4 x 39 1/2 in. (35.2 x 144.1 x 100.3 cm)
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Catalogue Essay
The original owners of the present lot, the Halwani family, were business partners and neighbors of Jean Royère and architect Nadim Majdalani in Beirut. This lot will be offered with a copy of the original 1957 invoice for furnishings purchased by the family from Jean Royère.
Provenance
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Jean Royère
French | B. 1902 D. 1981Jean 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.
Browse ArtistIn 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.