JEAN ROYÈRE (1902–1981) Model known as “Croisillons,” designed around [1937] Pair of oak chairs. The curved, lattice-backed chairs. The legs, tapering toward the base, extend backward in a broken line to form the backrests. The seats are slightly trapezoidal and upholstered in green moleskine. Circa 1940. One of the chairs has been restored at the leg that forms a backrest upright; there are wear and missing sections on the latticework; a tear on the backrest panel of one of the chairs; wear and missing sections, particularly along the edges. Height: 69.5 cm – Length: 47 cm – Depth: 40 cm Bibliography: - *Mobilier et Décoration*—No. 7, September–October 1954. Identical pieces reproduced on page 297. - Jean Royère: Decorator in Paris—Catalog of the eponymous exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, published by Norma & UCAD, Paris, 1999. Identical works on page 16. - Jean Royère—Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, published by Norma, Paris, 2002. Identical works reproduced on pages 39 and 119. - Jean Royère, Vol. 1—Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin, published by Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012. Identical works reproduced from archival photographs on pages 228 and 230. - Jean Royère, Vol. 2 -Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin, published by Galerie Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012. Identical works reproduced in the model catalog on page 55 and in drawings published on pages 149, 252–253, and 312.