Jean-Francois Leleu was a master 18th-century ebenist to Madame du Barry, an official mistress of King Louis XV. Leleu trained in Paris alongside the famous Jean-Henri Riesener in the workshop of Jean-Francois Oeben (1721-1763). After Oeben’s death, Leleu took over the workshop and became master in 1764. He continued to produce furniture that was famous for its high quality and elegance, often with floral motifs and diamond parquetry inlays.