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Jules Leleu Vanities

French, 1883-1961

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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Creator: Jules Leleu
Jules Leleu, Vanity Cabinet, France, 1948
Jules Leleu, Vanity Cabinet, France, 1948

Jules Leleu, Vanity Cabinet, France, 1948

By Jules Leleu

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Rare palissander drop front vanity cabinet by Jules Leleu (1883-1961). The drop front opens to reveal an illuminated mirror in three sections Bibliog...

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Jules Leleu, Fine Art Deco Standing Mirror / Vanity, France, circa 1928
Jules Leleu, Fine Art Deco Standing Mirror / Vanity, France, circa 1928

Jules Leleu, Fine Art Deco Standing Mirror / Vanity, France, circa 1928

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A fine and rare vanity with a pleasing asymmetrical form, ample storage, nickel-plated hardware and pulls, and a beautiful oval, rimless mirror. ...

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Jules Leleu vanities for sale on 1stDibs.

Jules Leleu vanities are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jules Leleu vanities, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original vanities by Jules Leleu were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 20th century. Prices for Jules Leleu vanities can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $23,018 and can go as high as $38,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $25,000.