Jules Leleu Furniture
French, 1883-1961
A designer and ensemblier, Jules Leleu 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 the opulent materials — from lacquer and ivory to sharkskin and exotic woods — that were a keynote of haute Art Deco design.
Leleu was born into a family of artisans and decorators. Their firm, Maison Leleu, had existed since the 18th century and Jules would guide it through much of the 20th. (The business lasted until 1973, headed at the end by Jules's children.) He studied architecture, served as an aviator in World War I, and after the conflict took up design full-time. Leleu presented work at the 1925 exposition in Paris that gave us the term Art Deco, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York purchased a burl amboyna wood commode by Leleu directly from the show.
As the desks, dining tables and other furniture on 1stDibs show, Leleu was a stickler for precision craft and preferred to let his materials do the talking — his furniture is generally spare and sleek; its presence is established by figuring (or patterning/graining) in the wood and the occasional marquetry medallion. He had a keen eye for currents in design, and an adaptable sensibility. 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). Jules Leleu is a guiding light of 20th-century modernism: a man whose work represents both a devotion to traditional handiwork and an appreciation for the next wave in design.
Color: Brown
Creator: Jules Leleu
Bronze Mounted Circular Low Table, by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze mounted circular low table, by Jules Leleu.
Rosewood inlaid top having floral and butterfly inlays in a variety of woods and abalone, circa 1925.
Measures: Height 17 5/8 in....
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1920s Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Gueridon in Walnut Veneer by Jules Leleu, signed, circa 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco Gueridon in Walnut Veneer by Jules Leleu, signed, circa 1930
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Art Deco Bar by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu (1883 - 1961) : A fine French Art Deco bar cabinet with palisander and metal marquetry, and brass mounted details. Interiors in sycamore, mirror and chrome.
Inlaid plaque...
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Jules Leleu, Vanity Cabinet, France, 1948
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Rare palissander drop front vanity cabinet by Jules Leleu (1883-1961). The drop front opens to reveal an illuminated mirror in three sections
Bibliog...
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Original Walnut ArtDeco Pair of Armchairs, Jules Leleu, France, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Original Walnut Art Deco Pair of Armchairs by Jules Leleu.
Designer: Jules Leleu
Source: France
Period: 1930-1939
Material: Walnut
Revived polis...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Walnut Cabinet, France, C. 1944
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Fine walnut four-door cabinet by Jules Leleu with bronze medallion by Champreix
For an illustration of an identical cabinet, see Mobilier et Décoration, no. 5. December 1946.
F...
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20th Century French Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jules Leleu Coffe Table Signed and dated 1955
By Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
A beautiful coffee table signed Jules Leleu and dated 1955. Raised on sycamore stave legs off musical form, brass bound edging holding the original antiqued mirrored glass top.
Pr...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Ladies Writing and Vanity Table by Jules Leleu, circa 1950s
By Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
A Ladies Writing and Vanity Table by Jules Leleu circa 1950s
A beautifully proportioned piece of furniture forming a vanity and desk combined. The middle lifts to reveal a a compart...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
2 Fine French 1940s Mahogany Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu (1883-1961) - Two fine French Art Deco mahogany arm chairs by Jules Leleu.
Price is per armchair, only two are available.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Sofa and Armchairs
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paris, FR
Set composed of a sofa and two armchairs covered with a light brown fabric bouclette.
Parallelepipedic wooden legs and full straight armrests.
Dimensions sofa : H. back : 86 cm ;...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jules Leleu Late Art Deco French Mahogany Open Armchair in Original Tapestry
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Late Art Deco mahogany open armchair with floral tapestry upholstery, resting on two shaped front legs ending in brass sabots and 2 splayed back legs. (JULES LELEU).
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Tapestry, Mahogany
French Art Deco Table by Jules Leleu, circa 1925
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Jules Leleu - Art Deco table
An Art Deco circular coffee table by Jules Leleu, Exceptionally high quality and appealing design as to be...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 12 Fine French Art Deco Walnut Chairs by Jules Leleu (10 Side and 2 Arm)
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of twelve fine French 1940s dining chairs (ten side and two arm) with intertwining curved wooden backs and original off-white lacquer finish.
Dimensions:
Chairs: H: 37" W: 1...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
1930s French Art Decò Sideboard Buffet Dry Bar by Jules Leleu, in Walnut Briar
By Jules Leleu
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This beautiful sideboard designed and executed by J&M Leleu, Paris (Jules and Marcel Leleu atelier), all in precious walnut briar , with interior cladding in mahogany wood, is a piec...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine French Art Deco Walnut Armchair by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco walnut armchair with bronze sabots.
Original Aubusson tapestry (in vintage condition).
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
burgundy lacquered coffee table
By Jules Leleu
Located in PARIS, FR
Table basse de forme anamorphique ( forme de haricot ) . Cette table designée dans les années 50 est une des formes iconiques de LELEU.
Cette table comprend un plateau en laque rouge/bordeaux ( laque profonde et nuagée). Piétement en bronze canon...
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jules Leleu Vintage Chairs in Wood and Green Leather
By Jules Leleu
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful set consisting of four wooden chairs designed in the 1930s by Jules Leleu, French manufacture.
The chairs have very eccentric shapes, both hard geometric and soft and comfo...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather
Art Deco Floor Lamp
By Jules Leleu
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautifull Floor lamp by Jules LELEU.
3 Crystal tubes and stucture in brass gold finish.
This floor lamp designed by LELEU in the 1950s includes a brass shade with concealed bul...
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Art Deco Secretaire Abattant by Jules Leleu Signed, Circa 1935
By Jules Leleu
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco Rosewood marquetry secreraire cabinet by Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Stepped top over a parquetry and marquetry inlaid drop-front secretaire cabinet, with ebony and mother o...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Single Standing Lamp by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Single standing lamp designed by Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Wood with inlays and cloth shade, the lamp has the original switch.
France, CIRCA 1920.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jules Leleu Documented Coffee Table in Mahogany and Brass, France, c 1957
By Jules Leleu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite coffee table by Jules Leleu was executed in circa 1957 France, in Mahogany with patinated metal stretchers, brass accents and a antiqued mirrored glass top. Documented in Leleu Decorateurs Ensembliers by Francoise Siriex, the underside is impressed with Maison Leleu inventory numbers '29090'.
Jules Leleu first opened Maison Leleu, a Paris gallery, in 1924 and won a grand prize at the 1925 Exposition Industrielle et Arts Decoratifs. Later, Leleu designed the Grand Salon of the Ambassadors at the Society of Nations in Geneva and the French Embassies of several nations and the SS Ile de France...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jules Leleu, Art Deco, Dining Table, Rosewood, Abalone Inlay, France, 1935
By Jules Leleu
Located in Stamford, CT
French Art Deco Center, Dining or Conference table by Jules Leleu with Sotheby's provenance.
The fruitwood marquetry and abalone-inlaid rosewood top has been fully refinished and s...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine French Art Deco Dining Table by Jules Leleu ( 8 dining chairs available)
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco extendable dining table, in walnut with a 4 legs pedestal base and bronze details. Signed
Length with the 2 matching end leaves is 107 3/4"
8 original dining...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 8 Fine French 1930s Dining Chairs by Jules Leleu (Dining Table Available)
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu - A set of eight fine French Art Deco palisander dining chairs with nickeled sabots.
Some of them are stamped.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Palisander
Art Deco Coffee Table by Jules Leleu in Collaboration with Katsu Hamanaka
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
A rectangular coffee table made from Rosewood with a Black lacquered top. The 4-rounded legs of this table make it a classic design of the Art Deco period. This table was made in France and was designed by Jules Leleu in collaboration with famous Japanese lacquer artist Katsu Hamanaka...
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Lacquer
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Chairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu- A pair of fine French 1940s mahogany chairs with intertwining curved wood backs
Numbered: 21956 & 21957
For an illustration of a similar armchair, see Siriex, Francoise. The House of Leleu. New York: Hudson Hills...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Detailed French Art Deco Table in the Manner of Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed French Art Deco table in the manner of Jules Leleu. Drawer on each side of the table. Brass Details throughout rosewood, stained in two beautiful tones.
Category
1940s Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Art Deco Inlay Cabinet by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
A 2-door Art Deco cabinet made from Rosewood with Bronze details along the sides. Each door is made with a marquetry veneer and mother of pearl and ebony inlays depicting different ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Rosewood
Set of 6 Art Deco Dining Chairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional set of six mahogany dining chairs, comprising four side chairs and two armchairs. Each with a serpentine outlined back. The arms being out swept, all having upholstere...
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20th Century Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Blond Ash Jules Leleu Credenza, France, 1940s
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
1940's French credenza designed by Jules Leleu.
Two front doors with signature bronze escutcheon depicting Adam and Eve at key closure.
Two sets of three drawers, on either end of credenza.
Blonde ash...
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1940s French Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash
Mahogany and Laque Nuagée Guéridon by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Mahogany and laque nuagée guéridon by Jules Leleu.
stamped signature "J. Leleu", with circular lacquered top, set on mahogany tripod base with nickel plated bronze curved feet.
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Jules Leleu French Rosewood Diamond Marquetry Art Deco Sideboard, 1940's
By Jules Leleu
Located in Sofia, BG
Jules Leleu French rosewood diamond Marquetry Art Deco sideboard, 1940's
This French Art Deco sideboard originates from the 1940s, It was produced by ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Jules Leleu Low Rosewood Coffee Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco low coffee/side table by Jules Leleu, circa 1930, in rosewood. 31.5" diameter x 21" high. Documented in Interieurs d’Aujourd ‘Hui.
JULES-EMILE LELEU
(...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Fine French Art Deco Palisander and Marquetry Buffet / Commode by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco Palisander and marquetry buffet / commode with bronze details.
Signed.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Sofa with Rounded Back, French, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
A lush, upholstered sofa with rounded arms, back, and feet. These last, executed in French polished beech, serve as a charming, subtle accent.
Numbered...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of fine French Art Deco mahogany bridge armchairs by Jules Leleu.
Price includes refinishing (satin - semi gloss finish). Re-upholstery not included.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Cocobolo Cabinet, Restored to High Gloss Made in France by Jules Leleu, Art Deco
By Jules Leleu
Located in Horomerice, CZ
20th century Art Deco display cabinet.
Completely restored to the high gloss.
Material: Rosewood, Cocobolo.
Designed in France by Jules Leleu.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood, Palisander, Cocobolo
Art Deco Coffee Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
A round coffee table made from Rosewood with a circular top set with a mirrored glass panel raised on a cylindrical standard with outset base set with a Bronze band and continuing to...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Tripodal Floor Lamp, Walnut and Chrome, France, circa 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This elegant floor lamp, a design from the early 1930s by Jules ?Leleu, features a tapered stem in walnut veneer--a long vertical element that unites the playfully complementary shap...
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20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pedestal Table
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paris, FR
Lemon tree veneer pedestal table with a tripod base and console-shaped feet.
The circular églomisé glass top is decorated with scrolls and stylized flowers in golden leaves.
Signed on an ivory plaque...
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1940s European Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Art Glass
Art Deco Period Mahogany Gueridon by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Art Deco Period mahogany gueridon by Jules Leleu, the top fitted with a gilt-metal circular moulding inset with an oxidized mirrored glass top, France, circa 1950.
Reference:
Lel...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Bench with Fluted Mahogany Frame, France, circa 1925
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Please note that the fluted carving seen on our bench is an element of the design vocabulary used by Jules Leleu in the mid-1920s, as seen on the chair featured on the dust jacket of the French edition of the book "House of Leleu."
This is possibly a grand piano bench and was purchased several decades ago from the Calderwood Gallery...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
4 Fine French Art Deco Walnut Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Four fine French Art Deco walnut bridge armchairs by Jules Leleu with bronze sabots.
Documented.
Price is per chair.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Side Chair, France, 1925
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
A lacquered walnut side chair designed by Jules Leleu with an elegant, tall back covered in a round upholstered cushion, and beautifully carved, tapered legs.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Jules Leleu, a Pair of Two Door Cabinets, France, circa 1948
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional matched pair of two door cabinets was made in the aftermath of the war, a time when Jules Leleu was returning to the Deco splendor of plush, exotic materials. This p...
Category
1940s French Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jules Leleu, Pair of Oak Armchairs, France, circa 1948
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Pair of oak armchairs by Jules Leleu (1883-1961)
Provenance: Originally from the collection of Jean Leleu, Paris
Bibliography:
The House of Leleu by Françoise Siriex, New Yo...
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20th Century French Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Leleu-Deshaye Leather and Chrome Armchairs, France 1965
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Leleu-Deshaye leather and chromed steel, original leather and chrome. Measures: Arm height 24 1/2".
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Leather
Jules Leleu Dining Table / Desk circa 1937
By Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
A distinctive Jules Leleu dining table, circa 1937. that can also be used as a desk.The table has elegant curved lines, sweeping arched legs and is finished in gilt brass.
Literatur...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Armchair by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco mahogany bridge armchair with bronze sabots.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Circular Lacquered Wood Low Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Circular 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...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jules Leleu, Pair of Art Deco Side Chairs, France, 1925
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
The house of Leleu rose to prominence in the 1920s during the Art Deco period, and became known for the ornate classicism of its richly refined furniture...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Macassar
Jules Leleu, Walnut Sideboard with Three Diamond Marquetry Design Doors
By Jules Leleu
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jules Leleu. Veneer walnut sideboard with three diamond marquetry design doors. Central bronze ornament; signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Elegant French Art Deco Macassar Game Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant French game table in Macassar and ebony wood with an inset chest board.
with gilded brass feet signed "Leleu"
Literature: Sirex, The House of Leleu, 2008, p. 225.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Macassar
Pair of "Jules Leleu" Bronze Chandeliers, French, circa 1940s
By Jules Leleu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of "Jules Leleu" bronze chandeliers,
French, circa 1940s,
each with four downward turning arms and conical candle nozzles.
Measure: Height 21"
Provenance:
Tepper Galleries ...
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1940s Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Jules Leleu Armchairs
By Jules Leleu
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
A pair of Jules Leleu armchairs.
Category
1950s French Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Early 20th Century French Deco Rug by Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven French Leleu deco rug has an overall eu-de-nil field with a profusion of delicate tiles checkered with alternating geometric icons, in a majestic turquoise...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco stained beech "bridge" armchairs by Jules Leleu.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Beech, Fabric
Fine French Art Deco Extendable Round Dining Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco sunburst top dining / center table in palissander with a 4 legs pedestal base and bronze details.
2 original raw wood center leaves, length with ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jules Leleu Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Jules Leleu furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Jules Leleu furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jules Leleu furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Jules Leleu were created in the Art Deco style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Charles Dudouyt, André Arbus, and Jean Pascaud. Prices for Jules Leleu furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $890 and can go as high as $225,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $16,817.
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