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Trèfle Coffee Table

Jean Royère

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Oak coffee table. The top, rectangular in form with broadly rounded edges reminiscent of a four-leaf clover, rests on four conical, slightly curved legs.

Details

Material

Oak wood

Dimensions

W 25.6″ X H 13.78″ X D 59″

W 65cm X H 35cm X D 150cm

Place and Year

circa 1950

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Provenance

– Private collection, Lebanon – Acquired from the above by Galerie Gabriel

Literature

– Cabinet des Dessins de Jean Royère, Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, tracing 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.