Red Lacquered Laque Nuagé Sideboard by Jean Leleu

Rare and important red lacquered "laque nuage” sideboard by Jules Leleu fitted with gold leaf decoration, the mahogany interior with adjustable shelves (later) France: circa 1960 Provenance: Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris. Property from a Private New York Collection Impressed to reverse: “5642”, “34476” Literature: Musée des années 30, “Leleu: 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration, 1920-1970” exhibition catalogue, Boulogne-Billancourt, September 25, 2007 - January 6, 2008, pp. 146-7 (similar example illustrated) Jutheau, Viviane, “Jules et André Leleu”, Paris: Éditions Vecteurs, 1989, p. 186 (similar example illustrated) Siriex, Françoise, “Leleu: Classic French Style for a Modern World 1920-1973”, Manchester: Hudson Hills, 2008, p. 99 (similar example illustrated)

width

88.25

height

36

depth

17.75

Circa 1960