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JULES LELEU (1883-1961) Curved chest of drawers, 1938.
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JULES LELEU (1883-1961) Curved chest of drawers, 1938.
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Lot no. 40
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JULES LELEU (1883-1961)
Curved chest of drawers, 1938.
In Macassar ebony veneer, sabre base, ormolu sabots and fillets, front with inlaid decoration of Diana and Apollo by Messager after a cartoon by Kasskoff in a mother-of-pearl and ebony floral surround, opening with two leaves, over a sycamore veneered interior fitted with two height-adjustable shelves.
Leleu' cartouche.
H. 92 - W. 185 - D. 53 cm
H. 36 1/4 - W. 72 7/8 - D. 20 7/8 in.
(Two keys, a restoration and a small missing belt, slight scratches)
A large sideboard, 1938, Makassar ebony veneer, gilt bronze feet and fillets, mother-of-pearl and ebony inlaid decoration, interior in sycamore veneer. Cartouche.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Yvonne Brunhammer, "Le style 1925", Éditions Baschet et Cie, Paris, 1970, similar model reproduced on p. 45.
- Françoise Siriex, "Leleu, Décorateurs ensembliers", Éditions Monelle Hayot, Paris, 2007, similar model reproduced on p. 47 under ref. no. 2873 and on p. 448.
- Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration 1920-1970", cat. exp. Musée des années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, 25 September 2007- 6 January 2008, Somogy éditions d'art, 2007, Paris, similar model reproduced pp. 12 (detail), 114 and 115.
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