"Créneaux" Nesting Tables

Jean Royère

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Set of Three Nesting Tables. Brass Frames With Square-Section Legs and Angle-Iron Aprons. Clear Glass Tops with Silvered Edges.

Details

Material

Brass, Iron, Glass

Dimensions

W 19.6″ xH 15.75″ xD 11.8″

W 50cm xH 40cm xD 30cm

Place & Year

c. 1940

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Provenance

Private collection Mr F., Lebanon – Thence by descent – Galerie Gabriel acquired from the above

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.