Jules LELEU (1883 - 1961) Walnut pedestal table with circular eglomized glass top encircled by brass. Central base with three scrolled legs on curved brace forming a base with small scrolls. Numbered 23412. Height 51 cm - Diameter 90 cm Bibliography: Frank Elgar, "Leleu présente en son hôtel : une exposition de fleurs dans la décoration", Mobilier et Décoration, October 1951, similar model reproduced on pp. 1, 4 and 5; Françoise Siriex, Leleu, décorateurs ensembliers, Éditions Monelle Hayot, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2007, similar model reproduced on pp. 259, 260, 263 and 431.

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