A designer and ensemblier, Jules Leleu was one of the key authors of the Art Deco movement. While he did not win the fame of such contemporaries as Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jean-Michel Frank, Leleu had a longer career and was easily their peer in the conception of trim, refined furniture forms and in the use of the opulent materials — from lacquer and ivory to sharkskin and exotic woods — that were a keynote of haute Art Deco design.
Leleu was born into a family of artisans and decorators. Their firm, Maison Leleu, had existed since the 18th century and Jules would guide it through much of the 20th. (The business lasted until 1973, headed at the end by Jules's children.) He studied architecture, served as an aviator in World War I, and after the conflict took up design full-time.
Leleu presented work at the 1925 exposition in Paris that gave us the term Art Deco, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchased a burl amboyna wood commode by Leleu directly from the show.
As the desks, dining tables and other furniture on 1stDibs show, Leleu was a stickler for precision craft and preferred to let his materials do the talking — his furniture is generally spare and sleek; its presence is established by figuring (or patterning/graining) in the wood and the occasional marquetry medallion. He had a keen eye for currents in design and an adaptable sensibility.
Maison Leleu would embrace many of the starker forms of modernism after the 1940s, as well as new materials such as artificial lacquer and plastics (then considered cutting-edge rather than cheap). Jules Leleu is a guiding light of 20th-century modernism: a man whose work represents both a devotion to traditional handiwork and an appreciation for the next wave in design.
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Fine Art Deco Coffee Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Jules Leleu (1883-1961). A modernist French Art Deco mirrored table, created circa 1936. In sycamore, with gilt bronze accents. Signed and referenced in "Mobilier et Decorati...
Brass
Jules Leleu, Mirrored Rectangular Coffee Table, France, circa 1947
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This beguiling Art Deco table designed by Jules Leleu is constructed of mahogany and clad in silvered glass. The legs are turned outward to reflect the room's light, and in contrast ...
Metal
Jules Leleu Round Coffee Table, France, 1955
By Jules Leleu
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Jules Leleu Round Coffee Table, wood, brass and glass, France, 1955 Designed in 1955, this round coffee table distills Jules Leleu’s mature language into a quiet, composed gesture. ...
Brass
Jules Leleu (1883-1961) Art Deco Sycamore and Coffee Table Signed and dated 1955
By Jules Leleu
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful coffee table signed Jules Leleu and dated 1955. Raised on sycamore stave legs off musical form, brass bound edging holding the original antiqued mirrored glass top. Pr...
Mirror, Wood
Jules Leleu Low Rosewood Coffee Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco low coffee/side table by Jules Leleu, circa 1930, in rosewood. 31.5" diameter x 21" high. Documented in Interieurs d’Aujourd ‘Hui. JULES-EMILE LELEU (...
Rosewood
French Art Deco Table by Jules Leleu, circa 1925
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Jules Leleu - Art Deco table An Art Deco circular coffee table by Jules Leleu, Exceptionally high quality and appealing design as to be...
Wood
Art Deco Coffee Table by Jules Leleu in Collaboration with Katsu Hamanaka
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
A rectangular coffee table made from Rosewood with a Black lacquered top. The 4-rounded legs of this table make it a classic design of the Art Deco period. This table was made in France and was designed by Jules Leleu in collaboration with famous Japanese lacquer artist Katsu Hamanaka...
Rosewood, Lacquer
Jules Leleu Low Round Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A Jules Leleu rosewood and chromium-plated metal and glass low table. Literature: Viviane Jutheau, Jules and Andre Leleu, 1989, page 75 for a similar...
Brass
Restored Art Deco Jules Leleu Round Oak Burled Wood Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Jules Leleu was a celebrated French designer known for his refined Art Deco furniture and interiors. Active in the early to mid-20th century, Leleu brought a sense of understated ele...
Oak, Burl
Circular Lacquered Wood Low Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Circular brown "laque nuagé" lacquered wood low table by Jules Leleu resting on four oak legs joined by a patinated bronze "x' form stretcher. Signed on paper label under the top, J...
Wood
Jules Leleu Round Mahogany Coffee Table, Sunburst Design, Circa 1940s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) blond mahogany coffee table with a round sunburst design top supported on a three-column base with bronze trim and three flat feet.
Bronze
Jules Leleu Antique Coffee Table, Nickel-Plated Rosewood, 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare table basse par Jules Leleu en métal nickelé et pallisandre, signé dans un cartel inséré dans un pied provenant d’une villa sur la côte basque meublé en Leleu dans les années 19...
Stainless Steel
Jules Leleu Documented Coffee Table in Mahogany and Brass, France, c 1957
By Jules Leleu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite coffee table by Jules Leleu was executed in circa 1957 France, in Mahogany with patinated metal stretchers, brass accents and a antiqued mirrored glass top. Documented in Leleu Decorateurs Ensembliers by Francoise Siriex, the underside is impressed with Maison Leleu inventory numbers '29090'. Jules Leleu first opened Maison Leleu, a Paris gallery, in 1924 and won a grand prize at the 1925 Exposition Industrielle et Arts Decoratifs. Later, Leleu designed the Grand Salon of the Ambassadors at the Society of Nations in Geneva and the French Embassies of several nations and the SS Ile de France...
Brass
Jules Leleu Rectangular Coffee Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Rosewood marquetry, with gilded bronze accents side table. Signed, numbered and dated 1953. Measures: Height 21”, length 27”, depth 19”.
Rosewood
Jules Leleu, Art Deco, Two-Tiered Side Table with Removable Tray, France
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Remarkable Art Deco, two-tiered table with blue-backed, glass topped, removable top, brass handles, and swirled supports.
Brass
H 16.5 in W 47.5 in D 31.75 in
French Art Deco Rectangular Wood Coffee Table, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A fine French Art Deco Palisander wood rectangular coffee table with rounded chrome leg supports and ball feet. The natural variation of the wood creates a stunning and dramatic eff...
Chrome
H 23 in Dm 32 in
French Art Deco Table By Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu, Eugene Printz, Paul Follot, Maison Dominique, Jean Dunand
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Table By Jules Leleu. Offered is a gorgeous 1930's era French Art Deco sycamore table trimmed in stunning bronze accents and sabots and topped with a beautiful gold e...
Bronze
H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 13 in
Jules Leleu Pair of French Art Deco Side Tables
By Jules Leleu
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A pair of French Art Deco side tables, circa 1930s signed LELEU, in rosewood with mother of pearl inlaid.
Rosewood
H 28.75 in Dm 50.38 in
Fine French Art Deco Extendable Round Dining Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco sunburst top dining / center table in palissander with a 4 legs pedestal base and bronze details. 2 original raw wood center leaves, length with ...
Bronze
H 29.93 in W 30.71 in D 30.71 in
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Game Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a removable and reversible top, one side featuring a marquetry chess / checker board, and the other covered in felt (felt to be replaced), two drawers, and fine bronze details. ...
Bronze
H 23.23 in Dm 23.23 in
Jules Leleu Style Art Deco Pedestal Table With A Beautiful Rosewood Sunburst Top
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Jules Leleu Style Art Deco Gueridon Table With A Beautiful Rosewood Sunburst Top On An Open Frame Ebonised Base Item is highly polished and extremely well executed with a beautiful...
Lacquer, Wood, Rosewood
H 17.75 in W 44 in D 24 in
Rectangular Mirrored Coffee Table Circa 1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century coffee table, having a rectangular top with faceted border and canted corners. Its scalloped apron raised on angled, tapering, square legs. All surfaces covered with orig...
Mirror, Wood
H 29 in Dm 50 in
Jules Leleu Gueridon, circa 1930, France
By Jules Leleu
Located in Girona, Spain
Jules Leleu Gueridon, Made with mahogany and plated brass, circa 1930, France. Classic Art Deco design Sunburst table top 4 Art Deco designed Legs positioned on a pedestal base with bronze details Signed Good vintage condition. Jules Leleu (June 17, 1883–1961) was a French furniture designer. Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, Leleu studied decorative painting and at the age of 26 succeeded his father in the family painting business. With his brother he began work in the Decorating field. After World War I, Leleu specialized in furniture making. He opened a Paris gallery, Maison Leleu, in 1924 and exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Industrielle et Arts Decoratifs, winning a grand prize at the exposition. Leleu designed the Grand Salon of the Ambassadors at the Society of Nations in Geneva and the French Embassies of several nations as well as the ocean liners SS Ile de France...
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Round Walnut Side or Coffee Table Attr. to Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical End or Side or Cocktail / Coffee Table in hardwood attributed to the French Master designer of the Art Deco and Midcentury periods, ...
Hardwood, Walnut
H 29.14 in W 71.66 in D 38.59 in
French Art Deco Dining Table by Jules Leleu, c.1940
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A striking French Art Deco dining table crafted in rich rosewood, attributed to the renowned designer Jules Leleu. The table showcases his signature balance of sculptural elegance an...
Rosewood
H 18 in Dm 43.25 in
c. 1955 Peter Hvidt for France & Daverkosen Solid Teak Round Coffee Table
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Oakland, CA
Solid teak coffee table designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen for France & Daverkosen, 1955, Denmark. Handcrafted of solid old-growth teak on a sculptural sleigh base. Prof...
Teak
H 22 in Dm 31 in
French Art Deco Mahogany Gueridon in the Style of Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A French Art Deco occasional table with ribbon inlay on a radial veneer top in the style of Jules Leleu.
Mahogany
H 18 in W 47 in D 22 in
Jules & André Leleu, Rectangular Mirror-topped Coffee Table, France, 1957
By Jules Leleu, Andre Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Bibliography: - Françoise Siriex, Leleu Décorateurs ensembliers, Éditions Monelle Hayot, St-Rémy-en-L’Eau, 2007. A dining table variant is featured on page 78. A large dining table ...
Metal
H 19.5 in Dm 23.63 in
30s Art Deco French Jules Leleu Round Inlaid Mahagony Coffee Table Tapered Legs
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
Graceful 1930s Art Deco Coffee Table designed by Jules Leleu in France. Features a round Inlaid Mahagony Wood with tapered. In good, restored condition, ready for a new Home. Measure...
Mahogany, Wood
H 25 in W 29.75 in D 29.75 in
Jules Leleu, Burled Clover-shaped Tea Table with Glass Top, France, c. 1924
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This charming tea table, designed by one of the period's greatest furniture designers, is the very consummation of French Art Deco elegance. The table's top—glass set in a circular t...
Bone, Glass, Walnut
H 22.5 in W 47 in D 31 in
Stunning French Art Deco Coffee / Cocktail Table by Jules Leleu, Signed 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning French Art Deco coffee / cocktail table by Jules Leleu, signed............ MADE IN fRANCE 1930s, wonderful high polish finish, great scale, proportion. Superior quality and ...
Mahogany
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Coffee Table with Mirrored Eglomisé Top, France, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary table, designed by one of the early 20th century's greatest designers, represents the consummation of French Art Deco elegance. The table's circular top--a spectac...
Bronze
H 19.5 in Dm 34.25 in
Elegant Rosewood Coffee Table Attributed to Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant rosewood coffee table attributed to Jules Leleu with nickel-plated and brass feet. Numbered.
Rosewood
H 20 in Dm 32 in
Jules Leleu Eglomise and Bronze Coffee Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Queens, NY
French midcentury round gilt metal coffee/side table with an inset verre églomisé top having a vegetable design resting on three curved feet ending in gilt bronze sabots (Jules Leleu...
Wood
H 22 in Dm 30 in
Pair of Jules Leleu Side Tables
By Jules Leleu
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful pair of Jules Leleu side tables with black lacquered tops. Produced in 1955.
Leather
H 20 in W 44 in D 23 in
Rare Mahogany Coffee Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Stylish mahogany coffee table by Jules Leleu, beautifully fitted with gilt bronze. This piece is part of a suite of furniture bought in Paris in 1953.
H 15.75 in Dm 31.5 in
Coffee Table, Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Very beautiful coffee table of Jules Leleu In Rio rosewood Sun plating 3 foot in bronze Measures: Diameter 80 cm high 40 cm Perfect condition, circa 1960.
H 20 in Dm 28 in L 20 in
Jules Leleu Side Table or Coffee Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Stamford, CT
A Jules Leleu Macassar side table with glass top and brass mounts. For a similar model see "The House of Leleu" by Francoise Siriex page 465 illustration no. 3896.
Glass, Macassar
H 22 in W 37.75 in D 19.5 in
Jules Leleu, Rare Coffee Table, France, 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in Encino, CA
Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Very rare and fine Art Deco two-tiered rectangular burled Amboyna veneer side table by Jules Leleu, France, circa 1930. The table is stamped. The table ha...
Amboyna