JULES LELEU (1883-1961) (MODEL DESIGNER) & ANDRÉ LELEU (1907-1995) - MAISON LELEU - PAUL-ÉLIE GERNEZ (1888-1948) (TAPESTRY CARTOON DESIGNER) N°2799, the model designed in [1938] and chosen for the luxury apartments of the liner Île-de-France in 1949 and for the salon of the President of the Republic's railway carriage in 1954. Pair of neo-classical Bridge-type armchairs in blond mahogany. The Sabre-type front legs, with brass sabots, form arm brackets ending in scrolls. The rear legs extend into the uprights of the curved backrests. Carved armrests. Seats and backrests upholstered and covered with original Aubusson tapestry with floral motifs. Used restorations, one backrest rim damaged2 and glued back together. Each seat numbered at the top of a back leg; respectively 18584 and 18589. H. 85cm - W.62cm - D.50cm Provenance: - Former collection of Jules Leleu's granddaughter. - Estate of the Rhône-Alpes region. Historical background: This model was notably featured in the fittings for the luxury apartments of the liner Île-de-France (1949) and for the salon of the President of the Republic's railway carriage (1954). Public collection and related works: Mobilier national et manufactures des Gobelins, de Beauvais et de la Savonnerie, Paris - An identical model kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number 19686/1. Bibliography: - Mobilier et Décoration - December 1946. Identical models reproduced on pages 18, 26 and 27. - Mobilier et Décoration - January 1948. Identical model reproduced on page XIX on a Leleu Décorateur advertisement. - Mobilier et Décoration - February 1948. Identical model reproduced on page VI on a Leleu Décorateur advertisement. - Mobilier et Décoration - May 1950 issue. Identical model reproduced on pages 3 and 8. - Plaisir de France - June 1955. Identical model reproduced on page 74. - Viviane Jutheau - Jules et André Leleu - Éditions Vecteurs, Paris, 1989. Identical models reproduced on pages 137, 138 and 179. - Françoise Siriex - Leleu Décorateurs-Ensembliers - Éditions Monelle Hayot, Paris, 2007. Identical models reproduced on pages 64, 210-211, 262 and 274-275; the model featured in the shapes directory on page 459. - Fréderic Ollivier, Aymeric Perroy, Franck Sénant, - À bord des paquebots: 50 ans d'arts décoratifs - Éditions Norma, Paris, 2011. Identical models reproduced on pages 248-249.