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Jean-François Leleu
(1729 - 1807)
Secrétaire à cylindre
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Daniel Arnaudet
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Daniel Arnaudet
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rolltop desk
Louis XV style
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Color #411900
Color #7a6a4f
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About the artwork
Title:
Secrétaire à cylindre
Periods:
modern age
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
veneer
soft-paste porcelain
rosewood
dorure
bâti
cabinetwork (technique)
hard-paste porcelain
gilded
oak (wood)
sycamore (wood)
marquetry
bronze
Dimensions:
1050 x 985
Inventory number:
OA11295
Detail:
Vers 1768-1770. Meuble : Leleu. Porcelaine: manufacture de Sèvres. Estampillé : Leleu.
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Jean-François Leleu
Born:
1729
Dead:
1807
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Jean-François Leleu
(1729 - 1807) was a leading French furniture-maker (ébéniste) of the eighteenth century. Leleu was trained in the workshop of Jean-François Oeben (1721-1763), and after his master's death took the workshop's lead and became master in 1764. His furniture was known for its high quality, elegance, and restraint, with inlays of diamonds, roses, or floral bouquets. When working for
marchands-merciers
, he also used inlays of Sèvres porcelain and lacquer. Leleu's clients included…
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