Wright Auction

At once sleek and sumptuous, the present lot by Jean Royère was designed for the Paris World's Fair of 1937, where it was exhibited as part of the Pavillon des Artistes Décorateurs. Royère was awarded the honor after receiving high praise at the Exposition Universelle earlier that year, only several years after he first embarked on his journey of learning and practicing design at the age of 29. With its metal tubed frame and fur top, this chaise lounge was a part of the "Coin de repos pour l'été," or "summer resting nook," and stands as an early example of Royère's ingenious ability to mediate playfulness through an innate sense of structure and form. After the fair, the chaise lounge was acquired and kept by the same family until its recent acquisition by the present owners.