JULES LELEU (1883-1961) (DESIGNER) & ANDRÉ LELEU (1907-1995) - MAISON LELEU Bouquet de fleurs champêtres, the marquetry created by Messager after a carton by Kasskoff, the model created around [1939]. Rare piece of furniture with a ventral front in rosewood veneer; number 2873 in the Maion Leleu reference book. The curved, cut-out front opens onto two full doors separated by a central panel; the title composition is developed over the three parts and inlaid with ebony and mother-of-pearl. The Sabre-style, projecting corner jambs, each enriched with gilded bronze trim, extend into slightly curved feet with gilded brass sabots. The central part of the belt is highlighted by a gilded bronze rush. Cut-out top. Light wood and rosewood veneered interior with shelves. Two original keys. Signed J. LELEU, in a dura-formol cartouche on the reverse of the right-hand door. Height: 92cm - Length: 182cm - Depth: 51cm Provenance: Estate of the Rhône-Alpes region. Bibliography: - Françoise Siriex - Leleu Décorateurs-Ensembliers - Éditions Monelle Hayot, Paris, 2007. Our piece or an identical piece reproduced on page 47. - Plaisir de France - September 1941. Slight variation in marquetry decoration reproduced full-page on an advertisement in the introductory booklet. - Mobilier et Décoration - April 1948. Slight variation in marquetry decor reproduced on page 52.