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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 8, 2023 | Christie's | New York | 21st Century Evening Sale | 34A | $****** - ****** | 'OURS POLAIRE' SOFA |
sculpture
79.4 x 233.4 x 134 cm (31.25 x 91.88 x 52.75 in)
cherry, ash, original mohair fabric upholstery
Monsieur Philbert, 60 Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris, acquired directly from the artist, 1952
Thence by descent
Galerie du Passage, Paris, 1992
Private Collection, New York
Laffanour-Galerie Downtown, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Galerie du Passage, Paris, Jean Royère, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated).
"La Résidence Française", Art et Industrie , 1947, n. 8, p. 20.
"Before ... After", Décor d"Aujourd"hui , 1948, no. 47, p. 45.
"Chez Jean Royère à Paris", Plaisir de France, March 1949, p. 37.
Ensembles Mobiliers , vol. XV, Paris, 1955, pl. 23.
C. Opole, "Quartier libre de fantaisie" Mobilier et Décoration, November 1958, pp. 4-5.
Jean Royère Mobilier, exh. cat, Paris, 1992, pp. 28, 86-87.
P. Passebon, Jean Royère, exh. cat. Galerie du Passage, Paris, October 1992 - January 1993, pp. 86-87 (illustrated), 136 (for a copy of the original invoice).
Jean Royère , exh. cat., Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82, 83 (illustrated), 84-85, 111.
Jean Royère, Décorateur à Paris , exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1999, pp. 9-10, 12, 25, 41, 60, 63, 70-72, 76, 115, 122-123, 130, 161, 165.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère , vol. 1, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 30-32, 80-81, 94-98, 100, 102-105, 107, 126-127, 158, 162, 172, 180, 218, 250, 266.
J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère , vol. 2, Paris, 2012, pp. 6-7, 42-43, 82-83, 238-241.
P. E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère , Paris, 2017, pp. 4-5, 157, 218-219, 234-237, 240-241, 278, 300.
JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981)
"Ours Polaire" Sofa, 1952
cherry, ash, original mohair fabric upholstery
31 ¼ x 91 7/8 x 52 ¾ in. (79.3 x 233.6 x 134 cm.)
