164. Jules LELEU (1883-1961) Varnished rosewood "Feu d'Artifice" chest of drawers with front with two full doors and rich floral marquetry in Gabonese ebony inlaid with Gabonese ebony and mother-of-pearl, executed by Messager probably designed by Anatole Kaskoff. Profiled saber base with and detached faceted corner columns with a gilded bronze at the ends, a gilded bronze gadrooned ring. Edition Maison Leleu, Paris, 1948, stamped in a cartouche inside a door. 197 x 53 cm - H: 90cm (Marks of use and unstained varnish). Bibliography: Revue Plaisir de France, March 1948, reproduced in a advertisement on page 19. Revue La Maison Française, issue 25, 1949, furniture reproduced in a period advertisement, page 05. Viviane Jutheau, "Jules et André Leleu", Editions Olbia, 1996, model described and reproduced on page 87.