JULES LELEU (1883-1961) - MAISON LELEU - Lot 85

JULES LELEU (1883-1961) - MAISON LELEU Model presented at the Salons des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1931 and 1932 Pair of walnut bergères, with wrap-around backs. The base is highlighted by a band and is supported by ball feet. The armrest fronts are broadly recessed; the carved armrests continue into the backrest frame. Coral velvet upholstery. Circa 1930. Used condition, tapestries not original. Each armchair numbered - one 3426 7097, the other 3426 7098 - under its belt at the back. H.89cm - W.75cm - D.85cm Bibliography: - L'Art vivant - N°111 of August 1, 1929. An identical model appears on a Maison Leleu advertisement reproduced in the introductory pages (without pagination). - Art et Décoration - October 1929. An identical model featured on a Maison Leleu advertisement reproduced in the introductory pages (no pagination). - Le Echos d'Art - N°47 of June 1929. An identical model reproduced on page 16. - Léon Bouchet - Intérieurs au Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, 1929 - Éditions Charles Moreau, Paris, 1929. Identical model reproduced on plate 28. - L'Art vivant - N°134, July 16, 1930. An identical model featured on a Maison Leleu advertisement reproduced in the end pages of the publication (no pagination). - Henri Rapin - Intérieurs présentés au Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, 1930 - Éditions Charles Moreau, Paris, 1930. An identical model is reproduced on plate 26. - Art et Industrie - N°6, June 1930. Identical model reproduced on page 25.