Lot Essay
Jean-Franois Leleu, matre in 1764
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CIRCA 1775, STAMPED TWICE J.F.LELEU JME
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND SYCAMORE PARQUETRY AND MARQUETRY METIER A BRODER
Circa 1775, stamped twice J.F.LELEU JME
The circular sewing frame with removable padded silk-covered outer ring, supported by a pierced interlaced foliate ormolu support, the waisted shelf inlaid with a flower-filled trellis panel flanked by a raised drawer to either side inlaid with a floral spray and cube parquetry, on pierced trestle-ends with splayed legs
43in. high (109cm.) (fully extended), 24in. (61cm.) wide, 13in. (33cm.) deep
Circa 1775, stamped twice J.F.LELEU JME
The circular sewing frame with removable padded silk-covered outer ring, supported by a pierced interlaced foliate ormolu support, the waisted shelf inlaid with a flower-filled trellis panel flanked by a raised drawer to either side inlaid with a floral spray and cube parquetry, on pierced trestle-ends with splayed legs
43in. high (109cm.) (fully extended), 24in. (61cm.) wide, 13in. (33cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Drouot, Paris, 30-31 March 1987, lot 91.