MAISON LELEU - JULES & ANDRÉ LELEU (1883-1961) & (19 - Lot 141

MAISON LELEU - JULES & ANDRÉ LELEU (1883-1961) & (1907-1995) Pair of lounge chairs in mahogany. The arm brackets are recessed, the armrests finished in a scrolled style, the front legs are Umbrella-type and the rear legs Sabre-type. Upside-down backrests, upholstered and (re)upholstered seats and armrests. 1950s. Upholstery not original. Each seat numbered - 20923 for one and 20919 for the other - on the top inside back leg. H.87cm - W.61cm - D.58cm Bibliography: - Mobilier et Décoration - N°2 of March 1949. Identical models reproduced on page 21. - Mobilier et Décoration - N°5 June 1950. Identical model reproduced in an article devoted to Leleu, page 6. - Mobilier et Décoration - N°6, July 1950. Identical model reproduced on page 36. - Mobilier et Décoration - N°7, October 1950. Identical models reproduced on pages 26 and 27. - Plaisir de France - October 1951. Identical models reproduced on a Leleu advertisement, page V. - Françoise Siriex - Leleu - Editions Monelle Hayot, Château de Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau, 2007. Identical models reproduced on pages 62, 253, 255 and 418. - Leleu, 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration, 1920-1970 - Catalogue of the traveling exhibition organized at La Piscine-Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent, Roubaix (June 15 - September 16, 2007), at the Musée des années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt (September 25, 2007 - January 6, 2008), Somogy Éditions d'Art, Paris, 2007. Identical model reproduced on page 39.