Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) & Jules LELEU (1883–1961) - Lot 124

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Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) & Jules LELEU (1883–1961) - Lot 124
Jean PROUVÉ (1901–1984) & Jules LELEU (1883–1961) “Martel de Janville” A design created for the interior of the Geoffroy Martel Sanatorium in Janville and produced around 1936 by the Ateliers Jean Prouvé. Quadrangular side table or pedestal table with a red-lacquered tubular metal frame and a stained oak top; the four legs end in wooden glides joined by a crossbar. Height: 61 cm Length: 50 cm Depth: 39 cm Provenance: Model designed for the interior of the Geoffroy Martel Sanatorium in Janville, Plateau d’Assy, Passy (Haute-Savoie). Bibliography: - Prouvé-Takis, exhibition catalog, La Patinoire Royale, Brussels, 2016; similar model reproduced on p. 43. - Leleu: 50 Years of Furniture and Interior Design, 1920–1970, exhibition catalog, Musée des Années 30 / Somogy Éditions d’Art, 2007; a similar model is reproduced on p. 99. - Françoise Siriex, *Leleu, Décorateurs Ensembliers*, Éditions Monelle Hayot, 2007, similar model reproduced on p. 178. Note: In the 1930s, Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu collaborated on the design of sanatoriums, notably the one in Martel de Janville on the Plateau d’Assy. Leleu designed the interiors, while the Ateliers Prouvé produced a large portion of the furniture. Made of bent and lacquered steel, wood, and fabric, these pieces combine functionality, hygiene, lightness, and material efficiency.
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