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Cupboards — The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection: Volume 1 | Important Pictures and Decorative Arts, Evening Sale
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Lot 28 A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID EBONY MEUBLE D'APPUI
Joseph Baumhauer (1772) 
Jean-François Leleu (1729 - 1807) 
Joseph Baumhauer
22.03.1772
France
Josef Baumhauer is a French cabinetmaker (ébéniste) of German origin.
Jean-François Leleu
1729 - 03.09.1807
France
Jean-François Leleu was a leading French furniture-maker (ébéniste) of the eighteenth century who was trained alongside his rival Jean-Henri Riesener, in the workshop of Jean-François Oeben. After his master's death, he became the workshop's lead and became a master ébéniste in 1764. Leleu had the patronage of wealthy aristocrats, including the Prince de Condé, Louis-Joseph de Bourbon. 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 the Prince de Condé and Madame du Barry.
