A Directoire period mahogany travel writing desk circa 1795, attributed to Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leleu<\/b><\/p>\n
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A rare, charming little piece of furniture to be compared with the travel desk manufactured by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leleu Master in 1764.<\/p>\n
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Our small travel writing desk, in solid mahogany on all sides, consists of two parts: the lower part forms a pedestal or small writing desk, opening on one of the short sides with a long drawer, and resting on four straight legs terminating in bronze castors. The upper part features a flap revealing five small drawers and seven compartments, while the sides feature mobile bronze handles.<\/p>\n
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A fine and rare work from the French Directoire period (1795-1799), which we attribute to Jean Fran\u00e7ois Leleu (1729-1807).<\/p>\n
A piece of furniture that will delight collectors.<\/p>\n
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Sizes: H 39.76 In. - W 18.30 In. - D 10.62 In.<\/p>\n
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In fine original condition and use.<\/p>\n
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Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leleu, born in 1729 and died in Paris on September 3, 1807, was a French cabinetmaker.<\/p>\n
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Trained in the workshop of Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Oeben, he was awarded the title of Master in 1764. Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leleu is one of the finest representatives of the Louis XVI style and Jean-Henri Riesner's main rival. His marquetry features lozenges, rosettes and bouquets of flowers. Leleu also used S\u00e8vres porcelain plates and lacquer panels.<\/p>\n
He created high-quality, elegant and sober furniture, especially commodes, secretaries, flat desks and sideboards. Leleu received commissions from a wealthy clientele, including the Prince de Cond\u00e9 and the Comtesse du Barry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Secr\u00e9taire de voyage en acajou d\u2019\u00e9poque Directoire vers 1795 attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leleu Un rare petit meuble de charme \u00e0 rapprocher des secr\u00e9taires de voyage manufactur\u00e9s par Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leleu re\u00e7u Maitre en 1764. Notre petit secr\u00e9taire de voyage en acajou massif toutes faces, est compos\u00e9 de deux parties : la partie basse formant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n