French Art Deco Furniture
Jules Leleu Art Deco Macassar Ebony Dining Room Suite
This impressive and elegant French art deco dining room suite was designed by and manufactured in the atelier of Jules LeleuJules Leleu
French [1883 - 1961]
Jules Leleu was born in Bologne-sur-Mer, France and at age 26 succeeded his father in the family painting business. With his brother he began work in the Decorating field.
After World War I, Leleu specialized in furniture making. He opened a Paris gallery in 1924 and exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Industrielle et Arts Decoratifs.
Leleu designed the Grand Salon of the Ambassadors at the Society of Nations in Geneva and the French Embassies of several nations. He contributed furnishings for numerous steamships in the 1930's. (1883 – 1961) in the 1930’s. Constructed of costly solid macassar ebony and veneers with bronze fittings and sabots, the suite consists of a sideboard, server, dining table and eight chairs. The table has a hidden mechanism which extends to support two 15 ½” “tablecloth” leaves. The chairs are covered in glove soft pumpkin colored leather. The suite has been refinished, the chairs reupholstered. The sideboard measures 101” wide x 24” deep and 36 ½” high. The server is 59” wide, 20” deep and 38 ½” high. The table is 78 ¾” long x 39 ½” wide and 29” high. The chairs are 19” wide and deep and 42” high.
Reference# FF224
