French Set of Chairs, Six Pieces Designed by French Architect Jules Leleu
View Similar Items
French Set of Chairs, Six Pieces Designed by French Architect Jules Leleu
About the Item
- Creator:Jules Leleu (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 34.26 in (87 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)Length: 34.26 in (87 cm)Seat Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 6
- Style:Art Deco (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1920-1929
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Horomerice, CZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU264138092153
Jules Leleu
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.
- Restored French Art Deco Chairs Designed by Jules Leleu, 1920-1929, 2 PiecesBy Jules LeleuLocated in Horomerice, CZPair of French Art Deco chairs designed by Jules Leleu. Material: Rosewood / palisander. Completely restored, surface made by piano lacquers to the high gloss. New fabric reministe...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood, Rosewood
- Six Original Art Deco Chairs, by Jules Leleu, Revived Polish, France, 1940sBy Jules LeleuLocated in Horomerice, CZSet of six Art Deco chairs Origin: France Period: 1940-1949 Very well preserved original condition. Designed by Jules Leleu, a French designer at the top of French 20th Century dec...Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsWood, Lacquer, Beech
- Restored Beige French Art Deco Chair, Designed by Jules Leleu, 1920-1929By Jules LeleuLocated in Horomerice, CZFrench Art Deco chairs, designed by Jules Leleu. Material: Mahogany Completely restored, surface made by piano lacquers to the high gloss. New fabric and upholstery reminiscences g...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsWood, Mahogany, Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery
- Pair of Original Art Deco Chairs, by Jules Leleu, Beech, France, 1920sBy Jules LeleuLocated in Horomerice, CZDesigned by Jules Leleu, a French designer at the top of French 20th Century decoration who distinguished himself during the Art Deco style's renaissance. This item features classic...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood, Leather, Beech, Lacquer
- Original Walnut ArtDeco Pair of Armchairs, Jules Leleu, France, 1930sBy Jules LeleuLocated in Horomerice, CZOriginal Walnut Art Deco Pair of Armchairs by Jules Leleu. Designer: Jules Leleu Source: France Period: 1930-1939 Material: Walnut Revived polis...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco More Mirrors
MaterialsWood, Walnut
- Restored Beech Art Deco Armchair by Jules Leleu, Revived Polish, France, 1930sBy Jules LeleuLocated in Horomerice, CZRestored beech Art Deco armchair by Jules Leleu. Period : 1920 -1929 Source : France Designed by Jules Leleu, a French designer at the top of French 20th Century decoration who dis...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Wood, Beech
- Chairs Designed by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, CSet of 12 chairs designed by Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Walnut wood with inlay and chenille upholstery. Francoise Sirex (2008) "The House of Leleu: Classic French Style for a Modern...Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsChenille, Walnut
$6,500 / item - Set of Six Ocean Liner Armchairs by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Bridgewater, CTJules Leleu (1883-1961). Set of six beechwood armchairs, "fauteuils de paquebot", with coiled armrest supports, reupholstered with dark green leather, standing on four slightly arch...Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsLeather, Beech
$16,800 / set - Art Deco Set of 6 Dining Chairs by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Miami, FLSet of 6 Art Deco dining chairs in Rosewood upholstered in Silk in a Taupe color. These chairs were designed by Jules Leleu Made in France. Circa: 1930.Category
20th Century French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsSilk, Rosewood
$34,500 / set - Jules Leleu pair of chairsBy Jules LeleuLocated in PARIS, FRPair of chairs by Jules Leleu, bronze structure, silk upholstery. Excellent Condition.Category
Vintage 1960s French Chairs
MaterialsBronze
$10,391 / set - Pair of Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Chairs by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Long Island City, NYJules Leleu- A pair of fine French 1940s mahogany chairs with intertwining curved wood backs Numbered: 21956 & 21957 For an illustration of a similar armchair, see Siriex, Francoise. The House of Leleu. New York: Hudson Hills...Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsMahogany
- Jules Leleu, Set of Three Art Deco Mahogany Side Chairs, France, C. 1930By Jules LeleuLocated in New York, NYSet of three side chairs by Jules Leleu in mahogany with gilt bronze sabots For an illustration of identical armchairs, see: Ensembles Mobiliers....Category
20th Century French Art Deco Side Chairs
MaterialsBronze