Null Jean-François LELEU (1729 - 1807)
Mahogany and mahogany veneer sloping desk…

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Jean-François LELEU (1729 - 1807) Mahogany and mahogany veneer sloping desk. It opens with a flap revealing four drawers and two compartments; six drawers on the front, four of which are simulated, and four drawers on the sides. It stands on tapered legs terminating in castors. Brass handles on the sides. White marble top surrounded by an openwork gallery. Stamped by the master received in 1764. Louis XVI period H. 95 W. 120 D. 47 cm Provenance: Landreaux family, New Orleans. Bibliography: Kjelbberg, Mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, 2002, page 563.

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Jean-François LELEU (1729 - 1807) Mahogany and mahogany veneer sloping desk. It opens with a flap revealing four drawers and two compartments; six drawers on the front, four of which are simulated, and four drawers on the sides. It stands on tapered legs terminating in castors. Brass handles on the sides. White marble top surrounded by an openwork gallery. Stamped by the master received in 1764. Louis XVI period H. 95 W. 120 D. 47 cm Provenance: Landreaux family, New Orleans. Bibliography: Kjelbberg, Mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, 2002, page 563.

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