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Jean Royère, a Unique Piece for the Prefecture of Oran

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 28 October 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - 20, rue Jean-Jaurès - 06400 Cannes

A table and chair from about 1950 attest to the geographical range of the French decorator's clientele, especially in North Africa.

Jean Royère (1902–1981), coffee table, c. 1950, marble, brass and gilded steel, 33.5... Jean Royère, a Unique Piece for the Prefecture of Oran

Jean Royère (1902–1981), coffee table, c. 1950, marble, brass and gilded steel, 33.5 x 140 x 55 cm/13.18 x 55.11 x 21.65 in.
Estimate: €30,000/40,000

Commissioned from Jean Royère around 1950, this table from a private French collection was in the prefect's apartment in Oran, Algeria. It appears in a preparatory gouache, no. 11.293, in the designer’s archives at the Jacques Lacoste and Patrick…
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