JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981) Trèfle, design circa [1939] Rare lounge chair. The front and back legs extend into tapered, slightly curvilinear back posts, and the tapered armrests are made of mahogany varnished beech. The seat belt is in mahogany veneer. Four-lobed seat and back upholstered in their original mustard fabric. Circa 1950. Used condition, missing seat cushion, heavy damage to mahogany varnish and upholstery, missing base of left rear leg. Height: 83cm - Length: 69cm - Depth: 65cm Archives and related works: Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris - Identical models reproduced on projects by Jean Royère held in the collections of this institution under inventory numbers 48495.40, 48495.72, 48.495.77, and 48495.88. Bibliography: - Ensembles mobiliers - Volume XII - Éditions Charles Moreau, Paris, 1952. Identical models reproduced on plates 19 and 20. - Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris (October 8, 1999 - January 30, 2000), Éditions Norma / Union centrale des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 1999. Identical models reproduced on page 41. - Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier - Jean Royère - Éditions Norma, Paris, 2002. Identical models reproduced on pages 228 and 238, and on a gouache for a cabin room project on page 162. - Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin - Jean Royère, vol. 1 - Éditions Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012. Identical models reproduced on pages 52, 68, 69, and 70-71. - Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin - Jean Royère, vol. 2 - Editions Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012. Identical models reproduced in the model directory on page 49 and on drawings by Jean Royère on pages 276 and 277.