Patinated Steel, Bronze and Lacquered Wood, Coffee Table by Maison Leleu
View Similar Items
Patinated Steel, Bronze and Lacquered Wood, Coffee Table by Maison Leleu
About the Item
- Creator:Maison Leleu (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)Width: 35.25 in (89.54 cm)Depth: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Montreal, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU875117125152
Maison Leleu
Jules Leleu founded Maison Leleu with his brother Marcel in Paris in 1910. The firm specialized in interior design projects and furnishings created in the era’s luxurious Art Deco style for residential and commercial spaces around the world. There were plush sofas, sleek walnut cabinets that featured marquetry and brass door pulls, and stately coffee tables with bases that terminated with substantial bronze sabots.
A designer and ensemblier, Jules 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 opulent materials — from lacquer and ivory to sharkskin and exotic woods — that were keynotes of haute Art Deco design.
Marcel and Jules’s clientele included President Eisenhower, the Ecuadorian ambassador to France and Prince Pierre of Monaco, who favored Maison Leleu’s Directoire-inspired designs. Jules’s children, André, Paule and Jean worked at the family business expanding their reach to include projects that encompassed luxury passenger ship interiors and even so far as the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as the private residences of royalty. 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).
Maison Leleu closed its doors, somewhat mysteriously, in 1973.
Alexia, Jean’s granddaughter, pursued a career in pharmaceuticals but her family history always nagged at her. Why would such a successful company close its doors and walk away from it all? By meeting with her great-grandfather’s secretary, Françoise Siriex, Alexia discovered a contract between Maison Leleu and the Shah of Iran from 1969. Maison Leleu spent the subsequent three years designing and producing over 50 displays for an event that marked the anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire, but in a devastating one-two punch, the Shah didn’t pay for the work and the Iranian Revolution put any hopes out of reach. To avoid bankruptcy, Maison Leleu disappeared.
As of 2018, Alexia has reignited the old flame and is restoring the company back to its former glory. With a strong focus on her heritage and qualities that rendered Maison Leleu exemplary — refinement and timeless design — the new Maison Leleu offers furniture, lighting and rugs and has secured partnerships with luxury brands Louis Vuitton and Cartier as well as Claridge’s Hotel.
One 1stDibs, find a collection of antique Maison Leleu seating, tables and storage case pieces.
- Circular Lacquered Wood Low Table by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Montreal, QCCircular 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...Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsWood
- Polished and Patinated Bronze "Octo" Coffee Table by Henri FernandezBy Henri FernandezLocated in Montreal, QCPolished and patinated bronze "Octo" coffee table by Henri Fernandez the diameter is the glass top.Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsBronze
- Rare Mahogany Coffee Table by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Montreal, QCStylish 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.Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
- Acid-Etched and Patinated Bronze Coffee by Philip and Kelvin LaVerneBy Philip and Kelvin LaVerneLocated in Montreal, QCAcid-etched and patinated bronze coffee table depicting floral motifs by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. Signed "Philip & Kelvin Laverne".Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsBronze
- Patinated Bronze Coffee Table Fitted with a Stone Mosaic TopLocated in Montreal, QCInteresting patinated bronze rectangular coffee table fitted with an antique Classical Roman style stone mosaic top representing two bi...Category
20th Century European Classical Roman Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsStone, Bronze
- Lacquered and Parchment Coffee Table by Jean PascaudBy Jean PascaudLocated in Montreal, QCRare Art Deco lacquered walnut coffee table by Jean Pascaud, the top inset with losang pattern parchment, resting on four tapered splayed legs fitted with gilt bronze hoofs.Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsWalnut
- Modern Patinated Steel and Bronze Mirror Coffee TableBy Commute Design StudioLocated in toronto, CAThis steel and bronze glass coffee table is constructed of 1/4". laser cut steel with a beautiful patinated waxed finish. The bronze mirror provides a beautiful reflection of warmth ...Category
2010s North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Maison Leleu, Unique Pair of Side Tables, France, 1963By Maison LeleuLocated in New York, NYUnique pair of lacquered side tables with patinated and gilt bronze legs by Maison Leleu. Original Beka lacquer by Saïn et Tambuté. Numbered: 33480, 33841. These tables were designed in 1963 as a special commission for the Hass residence on rue Nungesser et Coli, Boulogne-Billancourt. They are listed in Leleu's Livre des créations under: #5665 Canapés et tables basses...Category
Vintage 1960s French Side Tables
MaterialsBronze
- Maison Baguès, Coffee Table in Lacquer and Bronze, 1950sBy Maison BaguèsLocated in Saint-Ouen, FRMaison Baguès, by. Coffee table. Lacquer trays with floral decoration in black and red tones, resting on its bronze base ending in the u...Category
Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsBronze
- Maison Jansen Ebonized Wood and Bronze Coffee TableLocated in New York, NYFrench Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized wood and bronze trimmed coffee table with tapered square legs and off-white leather inset top under glass. (stamped: JANSEN)Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsBronze
- Contemporary Minimalist Wood and Patinated Steel Coffee Table by Scott GordonBy Scott GordonLocated in Sharon, VTThe Cantilevered Coffee Table, an original design offered exclusively by Vermontica, is a contemporary minimalist coffee table designed and produced in Vermont by Scott Gordon. The d...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
MaterialsWood
- Contemporary Minimalist Wood and Patinated Steel Coffee Table, In StockBy Scott GordonLocated in Sharon, VTThe Cantilevered coffee table, an original design offered exclusively by Vermontica, is a contemporary Minimalist coffee table designed and produced in Vermont by Scott Gordon. The d...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
MaterialsWood