Maison Leleu: 1960s ou Les Années Françoise Siriex -A Françoise, Merci de partager avec passion votre connaissance encyclopédique de la Maison Leleu et de votre amitié désintéressée et sans faille. Cette exposition est en quelque sorte un hom mage à vos années passées chez Leleu. Très sincèrement, Benoist et Gerardus
Leleu: A Renaissance
The house of Leleu rose to prominence in the 1920s during the Art Déco period, and became known for the ornate classicism of its richly refined furniture and lavish interiors. In the PostWar
years,
encompassed
Leleu-décorateurs all
elements
of
ensembliers the
whose
interior,
design
from
talents
lighting
to
textiles and carpets—responded to cultural shifts and emerging technologies metal,
and
with the
innovative
newly
pieces
discovered
which
Beka
incorporated
lacquer.
The
glass,
palette
of
materials expanded with time, but Leleu’s legendary technique and impeccable attention to detail never wavered. The
era
of
transition
from
the
late
1950s
into
the
60s
was
an
increasingly effervescent time, marked for Leleu by projects of great magnitude, including the majestic ocean liner SS France, a flagship of the French art de vivre for which the country’s finest artists and designers were called upon, and the Skanès villa of Tunisia’s thenpresident, Habib Bourguiba. By the time the Leleu patriarch, Jules, died in 1961, the design house was enjoying a true renaissance that paid tribute to its legacy while looking toward the future.
Bar-dining room in Boulogne-Billancourt / Side chairs
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Maison Leleu: 1960s
It was Jules Leleu’s reverence for fine craftsmanship that had distinguished the company for nearly half a century, but each of his three children also took on essential roles in defining the business. The consistent signature “LELEU” for all designs from every
department
supremely
illustrates
creative
family.
the
Each
collaborative member
nature
contributed
an
of
this
equally
vital skill, allowing the relationships between the siblings to be complementary rather than competitive. Paule
(1906-1987)
joined
the
company
at
a
young
age,
eventually
becoming the colorist and head of the design studio. She also oversaw the textile department, where she designed more than 500 maquettes for carpets, fabrics and wallpapers. After studying architecture, and following a brilliant career in the French Air Force, Jean (19121982) beca me head of the bureau d’etudes, and supervised the ocean com missions govern ment
and
grand
agencies
projets: and
prominent
universities.
public
Due
to
buildings, his
social
nature, André (1927-1995) quickly beca me the public face of Leleu. He oversaw the ateliers and all production, and was in charge of the private residences.
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Console no. 5078
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Console
Guéridon no. 2536 / Side Table
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Raffineries de Soufre Réunies Office, Marseille / Armchairs A djusta ble Ta ble 34
The waiting room of Mr. Bompis’ office / Bergéres
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Sofa/Settee 32
The Compagnie Générale Alimentaire conference room / Table
Armchairs
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Table no. 5655 / Side Table
Club Chair
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Villa Médy Roc -Maison
Leleu
was
rez-de-chaussée
com missioned
of
Médy
Roc,
to the
design
the
stunning
interiors Côte
of
d’Azur
the
villa
acquired in 1957 by South A merican financier Robert Greif. The vast proportions of the space —a great hall, a grand salon and a living room opening onto a loggia— called for pieces of monumental scale. Leleu’s interiors for Médy Roc have been referred to as “a celebration of French savoir-faire,” and they definitively launched the company’s evolving style into a new era. The enormous patinated and gilt metal console and dining table, both with eglomisé glass tops, anchor the great hall. Lie-de-vin lacquer vitrines rest on patinated metal bases with gilt accents. Mahogany cabinets glim mer with mother of pearl marquetry and gilt-bronze handles, a proud reissuing of a 1930s design that once again underscores the Leleu children’s reverence for their family legacy. Featured is some of the most illustrious craftsmanship of the time: tapestries from Aubusson, Beka lacquer by Saïn et Tambuté, and metal work by Asselbur and Granec. The inimitable style of Paule Leleu is everywhere: in the joyous motifs and glorious colors that adorn furniture façades, tabletops, cushions and, especially, exquisite wool carpets. A sofa, together with its four matching club chairs, is emblazoned with her signature villa for more than half a century before the collection was finally sold is a testament to the timeless beauty of Leleu’s work. Médy Roc remains im mortalized in several films, including Georges Lautner’s
“Les
seins
de
glace,”
which
starred
Alain
Delon
and
Mireille Darc alongside Leleu’s glamorous interiors. Every design was also rendered in a set of original watercolors, created by Leleu to document the work and to present to the client as part of the approval process. The drawings add an additional dimension to
contemporary
understanding
of
these
unique
remarkable time in which they were created.
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pieces
and
the
Villa Médy Roc, view from the garden, Cap d’Antibes
embroidery designs. That the décor of Médy Roc remained intact at the
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The Grand Salon, Médy Roc / Sofa
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Club Chairs
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The Grand Salon, Médy Roc / Sofas
View of the private beach of the Médy Roc Villa in Cap d’Antibes
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Armchairs
58
Sconces
63
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Applique no. 3626
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Club Chair 44
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Armchair
Two-arm drapery sconce
Grand Salon, Médy Roc / 58
, Vitrine 68
, Dining Table 68
Médy Roc Dining Room / Dining Table
Médy Roc Dining Room / Tapestry
, Cabinet 54
, Console 68
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The Frilet Collection -In
1960,
of
his
Pierre
new,
Frilet
expansive
approached apartment
Leleu
on
the
to
design
avenue
the
Foch
in
interiors Paris.
A
successful entrepreneur, who made his name through Linguaphone, a popular language learning program taught through vinyl records and cassette tapes, Frilet was also the first person to import products such as linoleum and contact lenses to France, and had been a chef de réseaux during the French Resistance. In addition to its extraordinary beauty and breadth, the Frilet collection is remarkable in that Mr. Frilet empowered André Leleu to purchase on his behalf significant Leleu pieces of previous decades, many from as early as 1948. These include a substantial selection from the legendary collection of the Comtesse Douieb de Lonlay, among them a pair of shagreen com modes with coral-red lacquered tops and an important feux d’artifice com mode and pair of cabinets with mother-of-pearl and ebony inlay. Though
the
apartment
was
designed
after
Jules’
death,
the
Leleu
children chose to integrate a number of his earlier creations, a further indication of not only how Leleu designs from every era may exist side by side in visual harmony, but of the high esteem the
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Dining room, Villa Médy Roc, Cap d’Antibes / Cabinet
Dining room, Villa Médy Roc, Cap d’Antibes / Vitrine
younger generation held for the work of their patriarch.
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Drawings & Sketches
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, Dining Table 68
, Console 68
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A collection of presentation drawings by Maison Leleu for MĂŠdy Roc:
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Gouache on vellum / Cabinet
Gouache on vellum / Armchair
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Gouache on vellum / Club Chair
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Gouache on vellum / Dining Table
Gouache on vellum / Console
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SET OF TWENTY-EIGHT CARPET DESIGNS - LELEU 132 Gouache on paper or vellum c. 1952-56 Stamped: Édition J. LELEU Signed: LELEU
LARGE FRAME: H: 15” W: 15” D: 1”
RECTANGULAR FRAME: H: 16.25” W: 21.25” D: 1”
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FINE SETTE - LELEU 116C Blond mahogany, gilt-bronze sabots c. 1958 Numbered: 29820 [Siriex, Françoise. The House of Leleu. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2008. 366.]
H: 30.5” W: 69.5” D: 32.5” SEAT H: 15.5” ARM H: 23”
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PAIR OF LOW ARMCHAIRS - LELEU 266 Beech, gilt-bronze sabots 1957 Numbered: 29155, 29156 Designed for the Villa Médy Roc, Cap d’Antibes
H: 32” W: 24” D: 30”
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SET OF THREE LOW ARMCHAIRS - LELEU 350 Polished beech, gilt-bronze sabots c. 1957 Numbered: 28791, 28792, 28794
H: 32” W: 24” D: 30”
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SMALL TWO-TIER SIDE TABLE - LELEU 290 Lacquered wood, gilt-bronze sabots c. 1948 Numbered: 81909 The Frilet collection. [Jutheau, Viviane. Jules et André Leleu. Paris: Editions Vecteurs, 1989. 107, 182.]
H: 22.5” DIA: 13.75”
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ADJUSTABLE EXTENSION TABLE - LELEU 184 Mahogany, patinated metal, gilt-bronze accents c. 1965 This model was displayed at the 1965 SICOB. [Siriex, 327.]
MIN H: 22.5” MAX H: 28.5” D: 41.5” MAX W: 141”
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TRIPOD SIDE TABLE WITH A DRAWER - LELEU 286 Mahogany, verre églomisé top, silvered bronze feet. c. 1940 Numbered: P12114, The Frilet collection
H: 19.5” DIA: 19.75”
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TRIPOD SIDE TABLE WITH A DRAWER - LELEU 282 Mahogany, silvered bronze feet c. 1940 The Frilet collection
H: 28.5” DIA: 29.5”
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TRIPOD SIDE TABLE WITH A DRAWER - LELEU 286 Mahogany, verre églomisé top, silvered-bronze feet c. 1940 Numbered: P12114, The Frilet collection
H: 19.5” DIA: 19.75”
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COFFEE TABLE - LELEU 185 Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté , gilt-bronze accents c. 1962 [Siriex, 327.]
H: 19.75” DIA: 35.25”
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SIDE TABLE - LELEU 52D Mahogany, verre églomisé top c. 1963 Labeled: Md. Frilet Numbered: 12042. The Frilet Collection
H: 19” DIA: 21.5”
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COFFEE TABLE - LELEU 326 Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté , gunmetal, gilt-brass sabots c. 1958 Numbered: D4675, P33123. [Siriex, 327.]
H: 18” W: 43.25” D: 21.5”
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TABLE - LELEU 322 Blond mahogany, patinated steel, gilt-bronze base c. 1965
H: 30” W: 91.75” D: 51.25”
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COFFEE TABLE - LELEU 339 Steel, gilt-bronze, original green marble top c. 1960
H: 19.5” D: 31.5”
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TABLE LAMP - LELEU 315 Patinated and nickeled bronze. 1965 Listed in Leleu’s Livre des créations as: #6008 Lampe de bureau
H: 24” BASE: 11” SHADE: 13”
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SET OF SIX SIDE CHAIRS - LELEU 221 Steel legs, gilt-bronze sabots. c. 1960 Numbered: 30113, 30115, 30115, 30116, 30117, 30118. [Siriex, 369, 400]
H: 34” W: 25.5” D: 25” SEAT H: 19”
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MATCHED PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS - LELEU 314D One chair with chromed-bronze sabots, one with gilt-bronze c. 1960 [Siriex, 99, 104]
H: 34.25” W: 19” D: 23.5”
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SMALL FRAME: H: 12.5” W: 12.5” D: 1”
MEDIUM FRAME: H: 13.75” W: 13.75” D: 1”
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TWO-TIER SIDE TABLE - LELEU 114 Walnut, gunmetal patinated legs, gilt-bronze sabots. c. 1960 Stamped: LELEU PARIS Numbered: 5965
H: 24.75” W: 21.75” D: 13”
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DINING TABLE - LELEU 261 Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté , gunmetal patinated steel, giltbronze legs 1957 Villa Médy Roc
H: 30” W: 71” D: 47.75”
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CABINET WITH TWO SLIDING DOORS - LELEU 357 Walnut, metal legs and accents c. 1965
H: 25” W: 35.5” D: 16”
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FOUR-DOOR CABINET - LELEU 35 Walnut marquetry with mother of pearl and ebony inlay, steel and brass legs c. 1956 Numbered: 27933. Inlay designed by Paule Leleu. [Mobilier et Décoration, 1956. 15]
H: 59.5” W: 76” D: 17.5”
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TWO-DOOR ARMOIRE - LELEU 335 Walnut marquetry with mother of pearl and ebony inlay, sycamore interior, bronze legs. c. 1959 Signed on plaque: JLeleu Numbered: 30311 The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Cahané [Siriex, 413]
H: 56” W: 60.75” D: 18.75”
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PAIR OF BERGÈRES - LELEU 355 Patinated metal legs, gilt-bronze feet. c. 1960 Numbered: 31263 [Jutheau, 158. Siriex, 81, 413.]
H: 32” W: 30” D: 33” SEAT H: 18.5” ARM H: 22”
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CARPET - LELEU 270 Hand-woven wool. 1957 Signed: LELEU Villa Médy Roc
D: 164.5”
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COFFEE TABLE - LELEU 356 Mahogany, verre églomisé top, gilt-bronze sabots and accents. c. 1960 Numbered: 30551 [Siriex, 419.]
H: 19” DIA: 35.5”
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SET OF FOUR CLUB CHAIRS - LELEU 262B Beech. 1957 Originally upholstered in blue-grey velvet with lie-de-vin red wool embroidery designed by Paule Leleu and executed by Madame ChabertDupont. Villa Médy Roc [Siriex, 234-5, 367]
H: 35” W: 34.5” D: 32”
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FOUR-SEAT SOFA - LELEU 262 Beech. 1957 Originally upholstered in blue-grey velvet with lie-de-vin red wool embroidery designed by Paule Leleu and executed by Madame ChabertDupont. Villa Médy Roc [Siriex, 234-5]
H: 35.5” W: 104” D: 35.5”
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PAIR OF UNIQUE SIDE TABLES - LELEU 120 Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté , patinated and gilt-metal legs 1963 Numbered: 33480, 33841 Designed for the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Hass, Rue Nungesser et Coli, Boulogne-Billancourt. Listed in Leleu’s Livre des créations as: #5665 Canapes et tables basses. [Siriex, 98]
H: 16.5” W: 31.5” D: 17.75”
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CONSOLE - LELEU 274 Patinated metal by Granec, verre eglomisé top, gilt-metal accents by Monin. 1957 Villa Médy Roc. [Siriex, 232]
H: 37.5” W: 148.5” D: 18.5”
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PAIR OF CONSOLES - LELEU 346 Brass, patinated steel, marble tops. c. 1962 [Jutheau, 186. Siriex, 327.]
H: 34” W: 50” D: 15”
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CARPET - LELEU 269 Hand-woven wool. 1957 Signed: LELEU Villa Médy Roc [Siriex, 234.]
L: 139” W: 80”
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SET OF THREE NESTING TABLES - LELEU 289 Original lie-de-vin Beka lacquer by Saïn et Tambuté, patinated and gilt-metal bases by Granec and Monin (doreur), glass doors and shelves. c. 1950 Each numbered: 32308. The Frilet collection
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PAIR OF BOOKCASES - LELEU 288 Mahogany, gilt and patinated metal base by Granec c. 1963 The Frilet collection [Leleu - 50 ans de mobilier & de décoration, 1920-1970. Paris: Somogy Editions d’Art, 2007. 144-5.]
H: 69” W: 40.5” D: 13.75”
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PAIR OF CABINETS - LELEU 275 Original lie-de-vin Beka lacquer by Saïn et Tambuté, patinated and gilt-metal bases by Granec and Monin (doreur), sycamore interior and shelves, verre églomisé tops 1957 Signed: JLeleu Stamped: LELEU PARIS Numbered: 29107 Stylized foliage motif on the doors designed by Paule Leleu. Villa Médy Roc
H: 63.25” W: 72” D: 18”
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CARPET WITH AZTEC-INSPIRED MOTIFS - LELEU 276 Hand-woven wool 1957 Signed: LELEU Villa Médy Roc [Jutheau, 146. Siriex, 234-5.]
L: 139.5” W: 111”
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CARPET WITH AZTEC-INSPIRED MOTIFS - LELEU 276B Hand-woven wool 1957 Signed: LELEU Villa Médy Roc [Jutheau, 146. Siriex, 2345.]
L: 139.5” W: 111”
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PAIR OF VITRINES - LELEU 277 Original lie-de-vin Beka lacquer by Saïn et Tambuté, patinated and gilt-metal bases by Granec and Monin (doreur), glass doors and shelves 1957 Signed: JLeleu Stamped: LELEU PARIS / MADE IN FRANCE Numbered: 29109, 29110. Villa Médy Roc
H: 69” W: 37” D: 14.75”
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PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS - LELEU 301 Mahogany, gilt-bronze sabots. c. 1964 Commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Bendell for their apartment in Paris [Siriex, 332.]
H: 30” W: 24.75” D: 27” SEAT H: 15.5” ARM H: 21.5”
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PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS - LELEU 264B Beech, gilt-bronze sabots. 1957 Stamped: LELEU PARIS Numbered: 29131, 29134 Villa Médy Roc [Jutheau, 146.]
H: 32” W: 29” D: 31”
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ARMCHAIR - LELEU 329 Mahogany, gilt-bronze sabots. c. 1958 Commissioned by Mr. Rosset [Siriex, 229, 329, 337.]
H: 30” W: 28” D: 25.5” SEAT H: 15” ARM H: 22”
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ARMCHAIR - LELEU 271 Polished beech armrests and feet, gilt-bronze sabots 1957 Stamped: LELEU PARIS Villa Médy Roc [Jutheau, 146. Siriex, 234-5.]
H: 30.5” W: 25” D: 28”
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SET OF THREE PEDESTALS / OPEN CABINETS - LELEU 284 Mahogany, gilt-bronze sabots c. 1948 The Frilet collection
H: 27.75” W: 17.75” D: 13”
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PAIR OF SIDE TABLES - LELEU 457 Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté. c. 1958 Each numbered: 31918 This model was displayed at the 1958 Japanese Art exhibition at Maison Leleu. [Siriex, 257.]
H: 23” W: 15.75” D: 11.5”
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SET OF FOUR ARMCHAIRS - LELEU 285 Mahogany, gilt-bronze sabots. c. 1940 Numbered: 18580, 18582, 18586, 18587. The Frilet Collection [Leleu, 50 ans..., 126-7.]
H: 34” W: 25.5” D: 25” SEAT H: 19”
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FOUR-DOOR CABINET - LELEU 400 Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté, engraved gold leaf decoration, gilt-bronze ornaments 1961 Numbered: 5457 Listed in Leleu’s Livre des créations as: #5457 Grand Meuble - Salon de Mr. Frilet. The Frilet collection [Leleu - 50 ans…, 148-9.]
H: 61” W: 90.5” D: 17.75”
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PAIR OF SOFAS - LELEU 268 Beech, gilt-bronze sabots 1957 Numbered: 29124, 29125. Villa Médy Roc [Siriex, 99, 104.]
H: 32” W: 72.75” D: 38” SEAT H: 18.5” ARM H: 23.5”
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SET OF SIX OF TWO-ARM DRAPERY SCONCES - LELEU 292 Gilt-bronze by Monin, Bohemian crystal bobèches c. 1948 Numbered: P26913, P30771 Stamped: LELEU PARIS
H: 9.75” W: 15.5” D: 6.5” WITH SHADES
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SET OF FOUR SCONCES - LELEU 273 Glass with gold dust, gunmetal patinated metal by Asselbur, gilt-metal accents 1957 Villa Médy Roc
H: 16.5” W: 12.5” D: 7”
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PAIR OF TWO-ARM SCONCES - LELEU 02 Gilt-bronze, crystal bobèches c. 1948 Numbered: 34437, 34438 [Siriex, 97.]
H: 17.5” W: 13.5” D: 7.75” WITH SHADES
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PAIR OF TWO-ARM SCONCES - LELEU 456 Gilt-bronze, original mirrored glass c. 1955 Private collection, Nice, France. [Siriex, 68, 215, 253.]
H: 13.5” W: 14.5” D: 6.75” WITH SHADES
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SET OF FIVE SCONCES - LELEU 263 Gilt metal, original rodhoide lampshades 1957 Villa Médy Roc [Jutheau, 146, Siriex, 234-5.]
H: 20” W: 13.5” D: 8.5” WITH SHADES
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PAIR OF CLUB CHAIRS - LELEU 281B Walnut c. 1948 Numbered: P22417, P22418 The Frilet collection [Siriex, 225, 460.]
H: 27” W: 28” D: 30” SEAT H: 16” ARM H: 22.5”
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SOFA - LELEU 264 Beech, gilt-metal sabots 1957 Numbered: P25137 Villa Médy Roc
H: 29.5” W: 63.5” D: 33.5”
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COFFEE TABLE - LELEU 187 Mahogany, aluminum legs c. 1965 [Siriex, 326.]
H: 18” D: 35.5”
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PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS - LELEU 348 Mahogany, nickeled-bronze sabots c. 1960 Each numbered: 58434 Bears a metal plaque: 000.63.746A
H: 34.25” W: 19.25” D: 20.5”
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SET OF EIGHT ARMCHAIRS - LELEU 267 Beech, gilt-metal sabots 1957 Stamped: LELEU PARIS Numbered: 29111 through 29118 Villa Médy Roc
H: 33.5” W: 22.5” D: 23” SEAT H: 18.5” ARM H: 25”
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JARDIN À LA FRANÇAISE - UNIQUE MONUMENTAL AUBUSSON TAPESTRY - LELEU 278 Hand-woven wool 1957 Marked with the Pinton Frères monogram and EDITION LELEU Designed by Camille Hilaire (1916-2004), woven by Pinton Frères. Villa Médy Roc. [Siriex, 332.]
H: 159” W: 206”
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DINING TABLE - LELEU 272 Gunmetal patinated metal by Granec, verre églomisé top, gilt-metal feet by Monin 1957 Villa Médy Roc [Siriex, 232.]
H: 29” W: 197.5” D: 49.5”
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SET OF EIGHT DINING CHAIRS - LELEU 349B Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté, gilt-bronze sabots c. 1963 Numbered: 33341 through 33348
H: 37.75” W: 18.75” D: 20”
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DINING TABLE - LELEU 349A Original Beka lacquer by Saïn and Tambuté, gilt-bronze sabots c. 1963 Numbered: 5545 [Siriex, 332.]
H: 28” W: 43.25” D: 75”
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DOOR - LELEU 351 Painted perspex 1980 Signed: K BENOIT LATOUR / CONCEPTA Sept 1980 / ANDRE LELEU Décorateur Commissioned for Ms. Hoeberth de Schwarzthal
H: 82.5” W: 32.5” D: 1”
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Gerardus Widdershoven and Benoist F. Drut extend sincere thanks to:
Introduction: Laura Silverman
Julia Hartshorn Harrison Jackson Dorothée Mathieux Jérôme Soulé
Period Images (pp.5-17): Leleu Archives, collection of Maison Gerard, except: p.11, p.12, p.13 (bottom) p.14 (top), p.15 (top): Courtesy of the Musée des années 30
Diego Heredia Vivian Lee Winter Mendelson Lucy Wertheim
Special thanks and gratitude to: Research Associate Harrison Jackson for her invaluable contribution to this catalog Sabrina Dolla, Marguerite, and Stéphane Briolant
Photography: Joshua Dalsimer Design: Mother Design motherdesign.com
Afsaneh Girardot, Sandrine Bosser, and Denis Lai at the Musée des années 30 Cyril Pigot and François Tajan Carole Ferez and Emmanuel Eyraud Monelle Hayot, friend and passionate publisher of The House of Leleu Patrick, Alain, and Edouard Frilet for trusting us with their family “heirlooms” and archives Jim Pellicone who went above and beyond in providing us with the shoot location, And our great friend Paul Donzella for introducing us
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