Royère and Rodin, The Dynamic Duo
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Two works by famous artists achieved the highest bids: Jean Royère’s polar bear sofa and Auguste Rodin’s Saint John the Baptist. Jean Royère (1902-1981), “Polar Bear” Boule sofa, c. 1952, beechwood frame, banana backrest and seat cushion, entirely upholstered in the original red mohair velvet, five cylindrical oak legs, 78 x 230 x 130 cm/ 30.70 x 90.55 x 51.18 cm. Result: €1,012,500 Presented at the same time as the new Spring session of the PAD deisgn fair in the Tuileries Gardens, Jean Royère’s Boule “Polar Bear” sofa, has everything it takes to create a stir, starting with its original red mohair velvet “skin”, its curves
