Jean-françois Leleu, Solid Mahogany Cabinet Stamped Louis XVI Period, Circa 1770

Jean - François LELEU, Rare Cabinet in Solid Mahogany Stamped from the Louis XVI Period, Circa 1770Rare and Sublime Cabinet Forming a Secretary, in Solid Mahogany, from the Louis XVI Period, Resting on Small Tapered Legs Ending in Gilt Bronze Sabots. This Cabinet Opening with a Drawer in Belt and a Door in Front, Revealing Eight Drawers Inside. One of the Drawers with a Tilting Front Forming a Drop-Leaf, Revealing a Writing Desk Covered in Velvet Felt in Red Tones. Its Rounded Uprights, This Piece of Furniture is Decorated with a Top of White Marble Veined Gray. Beautiful and Sober Ornamentation of Gilt Bronze Such as Sabots, Pull Rings, Lock Entrances. Has Three Keys. Cabinet Stamped on its Upper Left Amount, J. F LELEU. Rare Furniture of Very Beautiful Quality of Execution, with Sober and Refined Lines, Stamped by the Famous and Renowned, Master Cabinetmaker, Jean - François LELEU (1764), Supplier of Royal Castles, Student of Jean - François OEBEN, Major Figure of Parisian Cabinetmaking under the Reign of Louis XVI. This Cabinet Combining Practical Utility Thanks to its Numerous Storage Spaces, You Can Also Display Your Works of Art, Decoration, Lighting or Clocks. But Also Making a Sublime Visual with its Elegant Curves, the Quality of its Mahogany, the Rigor of its Proportions and its Delicate and Careful Finishes, Worthy of the Great Master. This Piece Embodies the Refinement of Louis XVI Period Furniture, It Will Bring Luxury and Prestige to Your Home.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. Jean-François Leleu is rightly considered one of the most talented cabinetmakers of his time. After an apprenticeship as a simple worker in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, he joined the famous cabinetmaker Jean François Oeben, cabinetmaker to the King, based at the Arsenal, as a journeyman. His colleague was Jean-Henri Riesener, who succeeded Oeben after his death in 1763. Leleu, disillusioned, then obtained his master's degree, which he obtained in 1764, and opened his own workshop on rue de la Contrescarpe, a workshop he left shortly after for larger premises on rue Royale. His reputation grew very quickly. He notably became the main supplier to the Prince of Condé, who ordered numerous pieces of furniture from him for his various residences. In 1780, he took on his son-in-law Charles Antoine Stadler as a partner, to whom he left his establishment around 1792. At the beginning, still under the influence of Oeben, Leleu's furniture was grandiose and sumptuous, but little by little, he acquired more sobriety. His works, then very personal, are of great simplicity, with perfect proportions and the finish of the execution as well as the choice of materials are remarkable. The Louis XV and Transition style furniture are few in number. These are works in rosewood veneer or mahogany inlaid with rosette flowers or flowered baskets and richly decorated with gilded bronze. On the other hand, Leleu produced a multitude of Louis XVI furniture, neoclassical, "à la grecque", with robust, very architectural forms. The marquetry used has regular motifs, grids decorated with four leaves or rosettes which extend over the entire surface of the square, rectangular or diamond-shaped panels, always delimited by a frame of darker wood or bronze which reinforces the large volumes of the furniture. (18th century furniture and cabinetmakers) Work from the Louis XVI period, 18th century, circa 1770. Dimensions: Height: 117.5 cm Width: 69.5 cm Depth with marble: 40 cm Depth: 36 cm In good condition, to be noted, traces of use on the marble, which do not affect the overall aesthetics. We are at your disposal for any further information. WWW.DANTAN.STORE