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222 JULES LELEU (1883–1961) DESIGNER OF THE MODEL – THE WORK…
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222 JULES LELEU (1883–1961) DESIGNER OF THE MODEL – THE WORK…
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Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
222 JULES LELEU (1883–1961) DESIGNER OF THE MODEL – THE WORK IS GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE JEAN PROUVÉ WORKSHOPS ‘Model designed and produced around 1936 for the Geoffroy de Martel Sanatorium in Janville on the Plateau d’Assy in Passy (Haute-Savoie) – Abraham and Le Même, architects’ Pair of armchairs; sloping backrests, cuffed armrests. The frames are made of pressed sheet metal, welded and lacquered red. The seat and backrest frames are made of metal strip. The seat and backrest cushions, not original, are upholstered in white fabric.
H. 88 cm – W. 60 cm – D. 80 cm
Oxidation, scattered chips in the lacquer, replacement cushions.
Provenance: X. Collection, North. The piece originally came from the Geoffroy de Martel Sanatorium in Janville on the Plateau d’Assy in Passy (Haute-Savoie) – designed by architects Abraham and Le Même. Public collections and related works: Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne-Billancourt – An identical model is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number 97.8.555.
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