Jules Leleu Side Table By Jean Prouvé And Jules Leleu From France, 1936

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This piece of furniture is a side table made entirely of metal tube that has been beautifully lacquered in a rich, red-blood hue. Its design dates back to 1934-1935, when it was commissioned by the French Army to furnish the sanatorium of Guébriant. The architects Abraham and Jacques Henri Le Même designed the furniture, while Jules Leleu served as decorator. The workshop of Jean Prouvé, located at 50 rue des jardiniers in Nancy, France, produced the sash windows, railings, and 146 rooms of furnishings, including this table. In each bedroom, guests were treated to a built-in bed, hanging desk, chair, two-tray pedestal table, and visitor chair, all made of folded sheet metal, except for the curved tube pedestal. Although the beds and desks are certainly the work of Jean Prouvé, it is possible that the chairs, armchairs, and pedestal tables were designed by either the architect Jacques Henri Le Même or the decorator Jules Leleu. The visitor chair is believed to be solely the work of Jules Leleu. This side table shares many similarities with the other furniture produced by Jean Prouvé, such as the beds at the 1932 Cité Universitaire de Nancy. In fact, the workshop of Jean Prouvé developed the sanatorium furniture shortly after the success of the University City of Nancy furnishings. The workshop later participated in competitions and furnished the furniture for various Alpine sanatoriums of Abraham and Jacques Henri Le Même. Today, a set of this furniture is on display at the Museum of the 1930s in Boulogne Billancourt. Although this table shows signs of wear with shards on the paintings, it remains a stunning example of functional design from the early 20th century. Its dimensions are H 62, L 50, L 39, and it can trace its provenance to the Sanatorium of Guébriant in Savoie.

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