Jules Leleu Desks and Writing Tables
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.
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Creator: Jules Leleu
Art Deco Desk And Chairs Set By Jules Leleu And Maxime Old
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Fine French Art Deco Dining Table by Jules Leleu ( 8 dining chairs available)
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A fine French Art Deco extendable dining table, in walnut with a 4 legs pedestal base and bronze details. Signed
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Jules Leleu Dining Table / Desk circa 1937
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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.
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Jules Leleu Double Pedestal Mahogany Art Deco Desk with Gilt Bronze Details
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Jules Leleu (1883-1961) double-fronted mahogany and brass desk, circa 1935.
Having two set of four pedestal drawers and a single frieze drawer, accented in gilt bronze. Inset with p...
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Office Table by Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu
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Set consisting of a office table and chair with angle structure. The whole being entirely lacquered in red-blood color.
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French Art Deco Leleu Mahogany Kneehole Desk
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco large mahogany kneehole desk with bronze column design trim and leather top. (JULES LELEU)
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A Fine French Art Deco Walnut Extendable Dining Table by Jules Leleu
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Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French 1950s walnut dining / writing table with two ends pull-out leaves and bronze details (sabots).
Width is 110" when fully extended.
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Jules Leleu desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Jules Leleu desks and writing tables 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 desks and writing tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original desks and writing tables by Jules Leleu were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 20th century. Prices for Jules Leleu desks and writing tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $11,500 and can go as high as $87,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $16,295.
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