Jules LELEU (1883 - 1961) - Lot 176

Jules LELEU (1883 - 1961) Suite of four bridge armchairs in varnished rosewood with rounded backs and small low cut-outs, hollowed-out armrests with slightly recessed flat cuffs forming a base with small scrolls at the front. Backs and seats entirely upholstered in taupe wool. Height 86 cm - Length 58 cm - Depth 50 cm History: the model of this armchair was used to decorate the lounge of the President of the Republic's railway carriage in 1954. Bibliography: Viviane Jutheau, Jules et André Leleu, Éditions Vecteurs, Paris, 1989, variants of our model reproduced on pp. 137, 138 and 179 on archive photographs; Collectif, Leleu - 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration 1920 - 1970, Somogy Éditions d'Art, Paris, 2007, variant of our model referenced and reproduced pp. 126-127; Françoise Siriex, Leleu, décorateurs ensembliers, Éditions Monelle Hayot, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2007, variant of our model reproduced on pp. 378 and 437. accident and missing upright