71. 71W PAULE LELEU (1906-1987) Rectangular rug Circa 1942-1946 Signed 'LELEU' in the weft Knotted wool H: 319 cm (125.1/2 in.); W: 246 cm (97.7/8 in.) Provenance Collection of Mr and Mrs Arthur Lardillat, France Then by inheritance to the present owner Bibliography V. Jutheau, Jules et André Leleu, Ed. Vecteurs, Paris, 1989, p. 109 for our copy J. Sirat and F. Siriex, Tapis français du XXe siècle. De l'Art Nouveau aux créations contemporaines, Ed. de l'Amateur, Paris, 1993, p. 152