Jules Leleu (1883 - 1961). A stool, circa 1925

shagreen-veneered wood with ivory inlay, the curved seat above four octagonal supports, on an oval base. 52.5cm. high by 64cm. wide by 25.5cm. deep. Lot sold 34,850 GBP

PROVENANCE: Christie's New York, 8 December 1990, lot 413

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Köln, 1997, p. 185 (for another example of this model illustrated)
Viviane Jutheau, Jules et André Leleu, Neuchâtel, 1996, p. 27 (for an example of this model in wood)

Sotheby's. Fine 20th Century Design. 06 Nov London - www.sothebys.com - photo courtesy Sotheby's