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Serpentin Ceiling Light

Jean Royère

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Six lights chandelier in wrought iron with its original gilt patina. New lampshades made on the original model.
This model, rare on the market, exists in several colors. The one exhibited by the gallery has kept its original gilt patina.
This chandelier was commissioned by the first collector in 1948.

Details

Material

Dimensions

H 35.83″ X D 51.18″

H 91cm X D 130cm

Place and Year

Lebanon, 1939

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Provenance

– Collection of Mrs F., Lebanon, circa 1948 – Important collection of Jean Royère, begun in 1948 through Nadim Majdalani, at the occasion of a special order for a complete set, and completed over the years including during Parisian trips – Thence by descent – Gallery GABRIEL from the above

Literature

– Archives Jean Royère, MAD, Paris ;Plan technique n°2.997 daté de 1948, annoté F., our piece reproduced. Album I, photographie n°422 annotée «Salon des Arts Ménagers (photograph from 1939 with «Salon des Arts Ménagers – Chambre d’Hôtel» written). – «Jean Royère, décorateur à Paris», musée des Arts décoratifs, éd. Norma, Paris, 2000, p. 37 : view of the hotel bedroom designed by Jean Royère at the Salon de l’Habitation in 1939, chandelier with 6 lights. – «Jean Royère», P-E Martin Vivier, éd. Norma, Paris, 2002, p.150 – for a similar red lacquer model with 8 lights.

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.