Art Deco Sideboard Designed and Executed by J&M Leleu, Paris, 1930s
View Similar Items
Art Deco Sideboard Designed and Executed by J&M Leleu, Paris, 1930s
About the Item
- Creator:Jules Leleu (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 77.96 in (198 cm)Depth: 20.08 in (51 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1935
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Polishing.
- Seller Location:Forest Row, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 2191621stDibs: LU2523324585662
Jules Leleu
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.
- Vintage Art Deco Sideboard by Heal's of London Burr and Figured WalnutBy Heal'sLocated in Forest Row, East SussexAn Art Deco sideboard by Heal's of London. Burr walnut and figured walnut veneered with original walnut handles. Two central upper drawers with lower cupboard compartment flanked be ...Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsWalnut
- Original Art Deco Burr Walnut and Satin Birch SideboardBy Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture CoLocated in Forest Row, East SussexAn Art Deco Sideboard by Harry & Lou Epstein. Burr walnut and satin birch veneered on solid mahogany. Central cupboard opens to reveal four mahogany lined shelves. Flanked by a singl...Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsSatinwood, Walnut
- Original Art Deco Sideboard/Console Table in Burr and Figured WalnutBy Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture CoLocated in Forest Row, East SussexAn Art Deco Console table by Harry & Lou Epstein. Burr walnut veneered with figured walnut banding. Original walnut handles and fluted curved legs. Dimensions: H 86.5cm, W 122cm,...Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsWalnut
- Vintage Art Deco Australian Walnut Veneered SideboardLocated in Forest Row, East SussexAn Art Deco Sideboard on tapered legs. Two central drawers flanked by curved cupboard sections. Australian walnut veneered with ebonised and satinwood inlay and original brass handle...Category
Vintage 1920s English Sideboards
MaterialsWalnut
- Art Deco Secretaire Abattant by Jules Leleu Signed, Circa 1935By Jules LeleuLocated in Forest Row, East SussexAn 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...Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Secretaires
MaterialsRosewood
- An Art Dec Modernist Continental Walnut SideboardLocated in Forest Row, East SussexAn Art Deco modernist cabinet. Burr walnut with glass sliding front facing doors and three tiered shelving to side. Raised top glass shelf , pull out draw and cupboard with original ...Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsWalnut
- 1930s Art Deco Jules Leleu Buffet Sideboard, 1930-1940By Jules LeleuLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis is a beautiful Art Deco sideboard or credenza made from solid oak and Macassar ebony veneer. The buffet's drawers, inside doors and shelves is made of Sycamore wood. It features...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsBronze
- 1930s Art Deco Sideboard in the Style of Jules Leleu, Mahogany, Sycamore -FranceBy Jules LeleuLocated in Girona, ESExceptional Art Deco sideboard, mahogany veneer, 3 blocks, in the middle 5 cutlery drawers in sycamore with satin nickel plated metal handles, on both sides 3 ...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsAsh, Ebony, Mahogany, Sycamore
- French Art Deco Sideboard by Jules LeleuBy Jules LeleuLocated in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GBART DECO SIDEBOARD BY JULES LELEU A French Art Deco sideboard produced by Jules Leleu around the 1940 in straight grain walnut with parquetry and segmented inlay highlighted with mot...Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsWalnut
- 1950s Jules Leleu Art Deco Style Sideboard By Jacques A. Gillen Paris FranceBy Jules LeleuLocated in Silvolde, GelderlandBeautiful quality product from the 1950s made in France by Jacques A. Gillen who had his workshop in Paris. Only the best quality wood has been used to complete this cabinet. The bea...Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsMahogany, Maple
- 1950s Jules Leleu Art Deco Style Sideboard By Jacques A. Gillen Paris FranceBy Jules LeleuLocated in Silvolde, GelderlandBeautiful quality product from the 1950s made in France by Jacques A. Gillen who had his workshop in Paris. Only the best quality wood has been used to complete this cabinet. The bea...Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsMahogany, Maple
- 1950s Jules Leleu Art Deco Style Sideboard By Jacques A. Gillen Paris FranceBy Jules LeleuLocated in Silvolde, GelderlandBeautiful quality product from the 1950s made in France by Jacques A. Gillen who had his workshop in Paris. Only the best quality wood has been used to complete this cabinet. The woo...Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Sideboards
MaterialsMother-of-Pearl, Art Glass, Elm, Mahogany