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Pair of Ondulation Lamp

Jean Royère

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The stem of this lamp is composed of a single undulating tube in black-patinated wrought iron, interspersed with polished bronze spheres alternating between the upper and lower sections. A circular metal plate, painted in its original black finish, tops the stem and supports a central rod holding the lampshade (not original). The whole rests on a square base of black marble.

This lamp model is well documented in Jean Royère’s archives preserved at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, as well as in period publications. It is notably visible on a coffee table in Jean Royère’s own apartment on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, in a series of photographs dated 1946.

Details

Material

Black Patinated Wrought Iron with Polished Varnished Bronze Spheres, Black Marble Base

Dimensions

W 6.69″ X H 11.8″ X ⌀ 4.33″

W 17cm X H 30cm X ⌀ 11cm

Place and Year

1945

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Provenance

– Private collection, Lebanon – By family descent – Galerie Gabriel, acquired from the above

Literature

– Cabinet des Dessins de Jean Royère, Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, tracing dated 1944 – Archives Jean Royère, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, photo albums I, II & III, period photographs from 1946 and 1947 – Le Décor d’Aujourd’hui, no. 48, black-and-white illustrations, pp. 31 & 42 – Jean Royère, P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Norma Editions, Paris, 2002, similar model reproduced pp. 102, 154 & 285 – Jean Royère, P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Norma Editions, Paris, 2017, similar model reproduced pp. 167 & 224 – Jean Royère, ed. Jacques Lacoste & Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2012, vol. 1, similar model reproduced pp. 169 & 241; vol. 2, similar model reproduced p. 39 and drawing of the model reproduced p. 151.

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.