Jean ROYERE (1902-1981), wall lamp "Persian" in... Lot 179

Jean ROYERE (1902-1981), wall lamp "Persian" in gilded metal with eight arms of light and semi-spherical tieback. H: 80 cm, L: 60 cm Reference: BIBLIOGRAPHY: Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, "Jean Royère", Norma edition, Paris, 2002, model referenced p. 199. J. Lacoste and P. Seguin, Jean Royère, Paris, 2012, vol. 2, p. 34, p. 119 for a drawing of the model, p. 146-147. condition: As is, missing shades Provenance: Private collection Switzerland Note: Jean Royère 1902-1981 At the age of twenty-nine, Jean Royère left his job as a banker to devote himself to his passion for design. He immersed himself in all aspects of the craft, studying cabinet making in the workshops of the Faubourg Saint Antoine in Paris and making furniture for his family and friends in his spare time. In 1934, he accepted his first major commission designing a new layout for the Carlton Brasserie on the Champs Elysées and exhibited at the famous Salon d'Automne. In 1937, he exhibited his designs at the Société des Artistes Décorateurs, thus officially launching his career as a designer. He opened his own firm in 1943. Favoring strong lines and organic forms, Royère designed each piece of furniture to fit into an interior, but his use of rich materials and luxurious forms allowed him to create furniture that could also stand alone. His lush designs were appreciated by a variety of high-profile clients in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. His Cairo office, opened in 1946, attracted wealthy and powerful clients, including King Farouk, King Hussein of Jordan and the Shah of Iran. While the aftermath of the war drove many consumers to seek an Old World aesthetic, Royère remained true to his modern sensibility and continued to design work suited to elegant interiors. His long and celebrated career was marked by a major exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 1999, eighteen years after his death in 1981.