JULES LELEU (1883-1961) (DESIGNER) & ANDRÉ LELEU (1907-1 - Lot 139

JULES LELEU (1883-1961) (DESIGNER) & ANDRÉ LELEU (1907-1995) - MAISON LELEU Bouquet de fleurs champêtres, the marquetry created by Messager after a carton by Kasskoff, the model created around [1939]. A rare piece of furniture with a ventral front in rosewood veneer; number 2873 in the Maion Leleu reference book. The curved, cutaway front opens to a full door that receives the title composition in ebony and mother-of-pearl marquetry. The Sabre-style, projecting corner jambs, each enhanced by gilded bronze trim, extend into slightly curved feet with gilded brass sabots. The central part of the belt is highlighted by a gilded bronze rush. Cut-out top. Light wood and rosewood veneered interior with shelves. Original key. Signed J. LELEU, in a dura-formol cartouche on the reverse of the door. H. 127 cm - W. 79 cm - D. 38 cm Provenance : Estate of the Rhône-Alpes region. Bibliography: Françoise Siriex - Leleu Décorateurs-Ensembliers - Éditions Monelle Hayot, Paris, 2007. Our piece of furniture or an identical one reproduced on page 47.