JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981) - FORMER COLLECTION OF OLIVIER QUÉAN - Lot 63

JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981) - FORMER COLLECTION OF OLIVIER QUÉANT (1898-1988), DIRECTOR OF THE MAGAZINE PLAISIR DE FRANCE AND CLOSE FRIEND OF THE ARTIST. "Croisillons; version métal" the model originally created around [1947] by the artist for his personal use, our work made around 1949 (plan 3.257 marked Lit Quéant and dated 1949) for Olivier Quéant. Daybed forming a sofa. Proof in gilded iron (gilding on red plate); the title motifs in tubular metal, assembled in the manner of a braid, appear on the head, foot and long sides. The four uprights are each topped by a sphere. Equipped with a box spring, mattress and non-original cushions. Overall dimensions: Height: 85 cm - Length: 209 cm - Width: 88 cm Alterations and wear to the gilding, notably to the spheres and top bars of the headboard and footboard; box spring, mattress and cushions replaced. The lot is on view until October 20 at expert Emmanuel Eyraud - 27 rue Saint-Dominique 75007 Paris - Tel. +33(0)1.45.54.97.51 - info@eyraud-expert.fr Provenance: - Former collection of Olivier Quéant (1898-1988), director and editor-in-chief of the Revue Plaisir de France, close friend of Jean Royère. - Private collection, Côte d'Azur. Archives: The original side drawing of our daybed appears on the artist's plan number 3.257 with the handwritten notation Lit Quéant and dated 1949. Bibliography: - Plaisir de France - March 1949. An identical model, photographed in Jean Royère's apartment, is reproduced on page 36 in an article entitled Chez Jean Royère à Paris. - Maison Française - N° 50, August 1951. An identical model, photographed in Jean Royère's apartment, reproduced on page 16. - Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier - Jean Royère - Éditions Norma, Paris, 2002. Identical model reproduced on page 122. - Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin - Jean Royère, vol. 2 - Éditions Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012. Identical model reproduced on page 76. Expert: Mr. Emmanuel Eyraud.