Louis XVI Writing Table, Jean-françois Leleu, 18th Century

Rare and superb Louis XVI Writing Table, in lemonwood veneer in Amaranth Frames, from the 18th Century. It bears the stamp of JF LELEU on the edge of the right drawer. It opens on the front with 2 drawers with its original locks which close with a single key. Its top is covered with its old gilded tawny leather with small iron, surrounded by an openwork gallery in gilded bronze. It stands on spindle legs connected by a slightly rounded crotch shelf on the front for the passage of the feet ... Our Writing Table measures 69 CM in length, 44 CM in width and 72 CM in height. LELEU Jean-François Jean-François Leleu (1729 - September 3, 1807) - Carpenter-cabinetmaker - Paris. Master, 1764. "Supplier to the royal castles". He was one of the most famous cabinetmakers of his time. A student of the prestigious Jean-François Oeben, he obtained his master's degree in cabinetmaking and carpentry in 1764. With his furniture of high quality, he seems to embody the Transition period. He would become the main supplier to the Prince of Condé. His production is characterized by furniture that is both robust and lighter, yet never sacrifices itself to fantasy. He worked with marquetry, mahogany veneer or satin, sometimes adorning some of these pieces of furniture with Sèvres porcelain plaques, and more rarely with Chinese and Japanese lacquers. He was one of the most remarkable cabinetmakers of the period. After surviving the Revolution, he transferred his workshop to his son-in-law Charles-Antoine Stadler, with whom he had been associated since 1780, and died in 1807.