Jean Royère (1902-1981) Lot n° 9

■° Sofa 'Boule' dit 'Ours polaire', the model created in 1947, this one made in 1962 Ashwood upholstered in its original velvet / original velvet upholstered ash wood 70 x 239 x 120 cm / 27½ x 94 x 47¼ in Carrying a JEAN ROYÈRE plaque on the back of the front crossbar US$350,000-570,000 £270,000-450,000 PROVENANCE: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine, commissioned directly from the artist, 1962. BIBLIOGRAPHY: For our copy: J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, Galerie Jacques Lacoste-Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, p. 218. P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, Paris, 2017, p. 278. For the same model: 'La Résidence Française', Art et Industrie, 1947, n. 8, p. 20, 'Avant... After', Le décor d'aujourd'hui, 1948, n. 47, p. 45; 'Chez Jean Royère à Paris', Plaisir de France, March 1949, p. 37. Ensembles Mobiliers, Charles Moreau, Paris, vol. C. Opole, 'Quartier libre de fantaisie', Mobilier et Décoration, November 1958, p. 4-5. Jean Royère Mobilier, exhibition catalogue, Galerie du Passage, 22 October 1992-15 January 1993, Paris, pp. 28, 87. Jean Royère, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris, 25 May-2 July 1999, pp. 24, 40, 82-85, 111. Jean Royère, decorator in Paris, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs-Norma, Paris, October 8, 1999-January 30, 2000, pp. 9-10, 12, 30-32, 41, 45, 60, 63, 68, 70-72, 76, 80-81, 90-91, 94-98, 100-105, 107, 115, 122-123, 130, 160, 162-163, 165, 172. J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, Galerie Jacques Lacoste-Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 6-7, 26-27, 158, 180, 218, 250, 266, vol. 2, p. 6-7, 42-43, 82-83, 238-241. P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, Paris, 2017, pp. 4-5, 157, 218-219, 234- 237, 240-241, 300. Our copy is illustrated on sketch n. 11509 in the Jean Royère archives kept at the MAD, Paris.