84 - JEAN ROYÈRE (1902–1981)

JEAN ROYÈRE (1902–1981) Bar-desk, possibly a one-of-a-kind piece, designed around [1937–1938] Living room furniture, combining a desk and a bar, made of Macassar ebony veneer. The front panel, set back from its frame, opens at the bottom via a pivoting central section that reveals an interior fitted with glass and bottle holders made of sycamore veneer lined with original white opaline and gilded metal, and by two solid side doors—the central section, surmounted by a long sycamore-veneered niche, features a flap, entirely (re)covered in parchment, revealing an interior—also illuminated—in sycamore veneer, equipped with filing cabinets and shelves, and a series of four drawers on each side, with metal pulls set against a mirrored background. The quadrangular body rests on two parallelepiped blocks. Circa 1938. Restorations: the parchment sections have been replaced and are not original; the Macassar ebony veneer sections have been replaced and are not original; the legs have been replaced and are not original; and the mirrored backs of the handle knobs have been replaced and are not original. Height: 148.5 cm – Length: 145 cm – Depth: 40 cm Bibliography: *Le Décor d’aujourd’hui* – No. 32, April 1937. An identical piece of furniture or a reproduction of our piece, shown open and closed, on page 35.