Important French Bronze, Walnut, Parquetry & Mother of Pearl Credenza, Jules Leleu
View Similar Items
Important French Bronze, Walnut, Parquetry & Mother of Pearl Credenza, Jules Leleu
About the Item
- Creator:Jules Leleu (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 78 in (198.12 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1948
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Hollywood, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: GRA000067241stDibs: LU869125810432
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.
- French Art Deco Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Butterfly Buffet by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in North Bergen, NJStunning French Art Deco credenza is designed by famous artisan Jules Leleu. It is comprised of mother-of-pearl inlay forming a butterfly motif with gold hardware, which accents the ...Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Credenzas
- Blond Ash Jules Leleu Credenza, France, 1940sBy Jules LeleuLocated in New York, NY1940's French credenza designed by Jules Leleu. Two front doors with signature bronze escutcheon depicting Adam and Eve at key closure. Two sets of three drawers, on either end of credenza. Blonde ash...Category
Vintage 1940s French Credenzas
MaterialsWood, Ash
- Vintage Jules Leleu Style Mahogany Credenza with Bronze ElementsBy Jules LeleuLocated in Montelabbate, PUArt Deco sideboard in mahogany in the Jules Leleu style. Features 2 medallion handles with a two-tailed mermaid figure, 2 side knobs and gilt bronze hinges. On the recessed top a sla...Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Credenzas
MaterialsBronze
- Oak Credenza With Parquetry Inlay in the Style of Jules Leleu, France 1940sLocated in Chicago, ILA 1940s French credenza in the style of Jules Leleu. This piece was constructed with beautifully grained oak wood and has three doors which feat...Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
MaterialsBrass
- French Art Deco Credenza with Mirrored Doors After Jules LeleuBy Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique, Maison Dominique, Jules Leleu, André ArbusLocated in Houston, TXFrench Art Deco credenza with mirrored doors after Jules Leleu. Glamorous French Art Deco Jules Leleu inspired four-door enfilade / buffet / cred...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Buffets
MaterialsGlass, Wood
- French Art Deco Jules Leleu BuffetBy Jules LeleuLocated in North Bergen, NJFrench Art Deco Jules Leleu buffet Having beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay with gorgeous marquetry. Bronze detail highlighting the wood bea...Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Buffets
MaterialsWood