LELEU DÉCORATION - JULES & ANDRÉ LELEU(1883-1961) & - Lot 61

LELEU DÉCORATION - JULES & ANDRÉ LELEU(1883-1961) & (1907-1995) - LELEU DÉCORATION President, La Ligne L series, model designed circa [1957-1958] Large curved desk in mahogany veneer on an oak and exotic wood frame. The entablature opens with three drawers on the working side and receives a top entirely upholstered in original beige leather. The four double legs are in gunmetal with a gunmetal patina; the receptions and crosspieces are in gilt bronze. One original key. Late 1950s, 1960s. Used condition, leather top very worn, missing screws for fixing the legs, missing veneer. Stamped twice J. LELEU in a cartouche and LELEU Paris Made in France and marked twice with n°29365 under the entablature. Height: 78cm - Length: 200cm - Depth: 90cm Bibliography and related works: - Mobilier et Décoration - N°9 of December 1958. An identical model is reproduced on page 5 in an article devoted to the Maison Leleu and entitled La Ligne L by C. Prague. - Françoise Siriex - Leleu- Éditions Monelle Hayot, Château de Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau, 2007. Variants with suspended pedestals reproduced on pages 319 and 320.