Jean ROYERE (1902-1981) Eight-light "Bouquet" chandelier in red lacquered metal. Circa 1950. H: 94 cm / Diam: 80 cm (Restored lacquer) Bibliography - Jean Royère, Galerie Jacques Lacoste et Patrick Seguin, 2012, 18-branch variant reproduced in the first volume p. 71 in an interior, p. 82 in color, p. 124 in an interior of the Hotel Saint-Georges in Beirut and similar model reproduced in the second volume p. 38 and 137 in a drawing by Jean Royère. - Pierre-Emmanuel Martin Vivier, Jean Royère, Editions Norma 2002, for a variant reproduced on p. 41 in an interior designed in collaboration with Jean-Paul Gauberti and on p. 286 in a black-and-white interior of the reception room at the French Consulate in Alexandria.

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