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Créneaux Nesting Tables

Jean Royère

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Set of three nesting tables. Gilt iron frames with square-section legs and angle-iron aprons. Clear glass tops with silvered edges.

Details

Material

Gilt iron, glass

Dimensions

W 19.6″ X H 15.75″ X D 11.8″

W 50cm X H 40cm X D 30cm

Place and Year

circa 1940

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Provenance

Private collection Mr F., Lebanon - Thence by descent - Galerie Gabriel acquired

Literature

–Cabinet des Dessins de Jean Royère, Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, dated 1956 –Jean Royère, ed. Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, similar model reproduced pp. 76–77; vol. 2, similar model reproduced P. 63 and drawing of the model reproduced P. 190

Designer Biography

Jean Royère

1929 — 1981

Supported by an increasingly international clientele, Royère expanded internationally after World War II. Royère was already a famous interior designer in France in the 1940’s when he met Nadim Madjalani, a Lebanese architect.

He opened an office in Cairo, Egypt in 1946, quickly followed by one in Beirut, in association with Majdalani.

During the course of Royère frequent visits to Lebanon, a profound friendship between the two men naturally evolved, and Majdalani responded by being able to introduce numerous prospective clients; together they completed several successful projects like the Beirut luxury hotels "Le Capitole" or "St George".

With the construction in 1955 of Majdalani "L’atelier" gallery on Avenue Sleiman-Boustani, Royère now had a vitrine through which he could continually exhibit his new design, until his retirement in the mid 1960’s.