Maison Leleu
Burled walnut, glass top and bone rings.
Height: 25" Overall Diameter: 29.75"
Diameter of Top: 21"
This charming tea table, designed by one of the period's greatest furniture designers, is the very consummation of French Art Deco elegance. The table's top—glass set in a circular top, dotted with bone rings—rests atop two broad levels of beautifully burled walnut, intended to display a tea set. All are held together by four legs which retreat, bowing gently as they draw closer to the ground.
Bibliography:
- Mobilier et décoration, September 1926, page 71, (variant).
- Leleu – 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration 1920-1970, exhibition at Musée de La Piscine, Roubaix, and Musée des Années Trente, Boulogne-Billancourt, Somogy éditions d’art, Paris, 2007, page 63, (variant).