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19thC French Boulle Work / Dressing Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1850 19thC French boulle work / dressing table Serpentine shaped top with a central
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Vanities

Materials

Brass

English Regency 'Boulle Work' Inlaid Still Life Pictures, Pair, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and rare pair of circa 1815 English regency "boulle work" or "buhl work" still life
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Art

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass, Copper, Pewter

Large gilt bronze mounted ebonized wood and Boulle work antique vitrine cabinet
Located in London, GB
The stunning cabinet in the Napoleon III style and of the sam period, featuring inlaid Boulle work
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Brass

Antique Chinoiserie Boulle-work black lacquer nest of 4 19th Century tables
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Chinoiserie Boulle-work black lacquer nest of 4 19th Century tables. Very
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Antique 19th Century Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Small Walnut Tables with Boulle-Work Tops by Pillinini
By Pillinini
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of small walnut tables with Boulle-work tops by Pillinini, each with a circular top
Category

Vintage 1950s French Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Pewter

French ebonized cabinet with bronze dore mounts boulle work
Located in Houston, TX
The ebonized wood contrasting the gilt bronze mounts Makes this a highly desirable piece. It stands on Toupie feet. The top is black marble that is surrounded by By bronze mouldings....
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Regency Rosewood Brass Inlay Boulle Work Cheval Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
English Regency neoclassical rosewood cheval mirror elaborately decorated with brass inlay.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Floor Mirrors and Full-Length...

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Boulle Inkwell of Large Proportions
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century Boulle work inkwell, of rectangular form, fitted with two cut glass ink
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Very Rare French Boulle Marquetry Inlay Cheval Mirror
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
inlaid with contre-partie Boulle work; the pivoting bevelled mirror with a marquetry border of conforming
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Napoleon III Ebonised Tortoiseshell Boulle & Marble Pier Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in King's Lynn, GB
brass boulle inlay to the front and is a wonderful example of quality 19th century boulle work. The
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Boulle Box
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautiful inlaid brass and shell Boulle-work lidded box is in very good condition. It retains
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair Boulle Pier Cabinet Ebonised Inlay Antique 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
technique known as "Boulle work." This technique involves intricate inlays of brass and tortoiseshell
Category

Antique 1850s Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Victorian Ebonised & Brass Inlaid Boulle Breakfront Credenza Sideboard
Located in King's Lynn, GB
. Boulle Boulle work (also known as buhl work) is a type of rich marquetry process or inlay perfected by
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Credenzas

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Ebony and Boulle Bookcase/Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
wide frieze which is in Boulle work. The case is further decorated with gilded bronze mounts throughout.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Fine and Unusual Napoleon III period antique French Boulle marquetry cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
. The cabinet stands on ebonised wood bun feet. Boulle work, named after the renowned Andre-Charles
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique Victorian Ebonised & Brass Ormolu Serpentine Boulle Credenza Sideboard
Located in King's Lynn, GB
inlaid shelves. This space is great for displaying items. Boulle Boulle work (also known as buhl work
Category

Antique 19th Century British Credenzas

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Boulle-Inlay Table Clock Under Glass Dome
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An absolutely stunning antique French boulle-work table clock on a domed Stand, circa 1840s. In the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Style French Inlaid Brass Bronze Boulle Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
breathtaking brass/bronze boulle work inlay throughout including the stunning top, sides, and legs, figural
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Napoleon III Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Miniature Scarlet Tortoiseshell, Pewter and Brass Boulle Longcase Clock
Located in London, GB
made in the finest detail. The boulle work of outstanding quality. Boulle is a difficult and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Pair of Mid-Century Louis XV Boulle Style Blackened and Brass Inlay Side Tables
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
and pewter into ebony. It has become known as Boulle work, and the École Boulle (founded in 1886), a
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Antique French Tortoiseshell & Brass Inlaid Boulle Ormolu 8 Day Clock Paris 1880
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Portland, OR
, the inlay of tortoiseshell, brass and pewter into ebony. It has become known as Boulle work, and the
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

English Boulle Sewing Box by Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
inlaid brass and tortoiseshell boulle work. The lid features a pagoda style rise with brass edging and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair of Armchairs by Victor Courtray
By Victor Courtray
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of oak chairs by victor Courtray (1896 -1987). Éducation ; ÉCOLE BOULLE worked with Maurice
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20th Century French Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

19th Century Napoleon III Boulle Style Console and Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Charles Boulle’s work perfectly; with classical designs in brass inlay to the top, front , sides back and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of Boulle Inlay Cabinets with Marble Tops, 19th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
complimentary effect. Bands of gilt bronze in egg-and-dart and foliate motifs frame the intricate Boulle work
Category

Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass, Pewter

Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons
By Leuchars & Son
Located in Northampton, GB
decorated to the outside with inlaid brass and red tortoiseshell boulle work. The exterior is finished with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Boulle Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
sloped lid inlaid with fine scrolling boulle work. The top of the lid with a central plaque with a name
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Figural Mantle Clock
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century figural mantle clock in the Rocaille manner, the boulle work case of waisted design
Category

Antique 19th Century European Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris
By Brocot & Delettrez
Located in Norwich, GB
stepped plinth and resting on bun feet. The inside of the case and back door with conforming Boulle work
Category

Antique 1860s French Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique 18th Century Boulle Bracket Clock by Brezagez and Marchand
By Marchand
Located in London, GB
is a fine example of Boulle work. The waisted clock case is surmounted by an ormolu finial of
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Ormolu

Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
square glass inkwell with brass collar. The Boulle work finished in typical fashion with Tortoiseshell
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Antique Ebonised Boulle Ormolu Desk Cabinet Bonheur du Jour Kunst Mobel Denmark
Located in Portland, OR
& elegant antique Bonheur du Jour is made from ebonzied mahogany and brass & tortoiseshell Boulle work, with
Category

Antique Early 1900s Danish Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

French Napoleon III Period Boulle Inlaid fliptop Games Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Forney, TX
France in the Mmid-19th Century, exceptionally executed Boulle style marquetry work inlays add rich color
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

An Exceptional George Iv Period Boulle Games Table Attributed to Thomas Parker
By Thomas Parker
Located in Benington, Herts
magnificent ormolu mounts, red ground boulle work and inlaid mother of pearl. The mask mounts on the piece
Category

Antique 1820s English Louis XVI Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Italian Carved and Gilded Wood Urn Form Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Italy. The gilding is very good and shows nice wear and patina with traditional red boulle work
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

French Vernis Martin Mantel Clock by Vincenti, Paris
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Norwich, GB
decorative mantel clocks including those with inlaid Boullework such as this one. This type of Boulle work
Category

Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Fruitwood

Brass and Tortoiseshell Inlaid Boulle Style Ebonised Wood Cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
style of André-Charles Boulle, an ébéniste who worked under King Louis XIV of France, and whose very
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu, Bronze

Napoleon III Second Empire Ebonized and Inlaid Credenza
Located in San Francisco, CA
is often referred to as "Boulle" work, a revival of a 17th-century technique. Lastly, the velvet
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Napoleon III Credenzas

Materials

Brass

English Regency Table in the Manner of Thomas Parker
By Thomas Parker
Located in Greenwich, CT
with a pair of caskets-on-stands for Carlton House. Thomas Parker is best known for his Boulle work
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Striking Goncalo Alves 'Albuera Wood' Writing Table Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
rectangular leather-inset top with a wide band of paired ivy leaves and double borders in brass boulle-work
Category

Antique 1820s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Napoleon III French Liquor Cellar/ Liqueur Box/ Glass Decanters / 1830
Located in Tarry Town, NY
cellar, with exquisite boulle work detail and clear, bright glass. A considerable party piece, as useful
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Napoleon III French Liquor Cellar/ Liqueur Box/ Glass Decanters / 1830
Located in Tarry Town, NY
cellar, with exquisite boulle work detail and clear, bright glass. A considerable party piece, as useful
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware

Materials

Metal, Brass

An outstanding and important Regency writing table by William Jamar
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, ebony and calamander veneers. The top has a central amboyna field within a Boulle work border of inlaid
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Karelian Birchwood Bench Boulle Mounts
Located in New York, NY
figurative Boulle brass work from Russia circa 1850. Each of the scrolled arms feature a half moon arch of
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Baltic Benches

Materials

Brass

Antique Boulle Cabinet Vitrine Napoleon III 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French cabinet or vitrine with Boulle style inlay work Circa 1860 the
Category

Antique 1860s Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Louis XIV Antique Ebonized Brass-Inlaid Display Cabinet Bookcase Vitrine
Located in Shippensburg, PA
front is a picture of contrast, the elaborate boulle-work with symmetrical displays of brass inlay that
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Antique Ormolu Mounted Serpentine Boulle Credenza 19th Century
Located in London, GB
name being given to a fashion of inlaying known as Boulle (or in 19th-century Britain, Buhl work
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
inlaying, called boulle, or buhl, work, swept Europe and was heavily imitated during the 18th and 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Boulle who worked as furniture maker to Louis XIV in the 1670s. Boulle's importance was such that his
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Ormolu

An Extremely Fine Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Writing Table Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Benington, Herts
being Boulle work where the predominant decoration is in brass-thus dark on light-and premiere being the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Extendable Oak Dining Table by Guillerme et Chambron, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Chicago, IL
Guillerme and Jacques Chambron, both trained at the École Boulle, created work grounded in authenticity
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Fine Pair Of Neoclassical Side Chairs, Ca.1850
Located in New York, NY
. They feature fine figurative Boulle brass work circa 1850. Each of the scrolled backs include
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Baltic Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Dore' Bronze French Paul Sormani Parquetry Inlaid Walnut Desk
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
and authenticity. Multiple dovetailed drawers provide practical storage within a true work of art
Category

Antique 1850s French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Paola Buffa Italian Mid-century Modern Credenza, Burl, Brass Details
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Miami, FL
grand cabinet has five cabinet doors inset with burl and bronze boulle inlay details. The work surface
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Bronze

Lucien Rollin Art Deco desk
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
to the Ecole Boulle while he worked for the architect Michel Roux-Spitz. Rollin participated in
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Rene Drouet French Forties low coffee or side table
By René Drouet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
student time at l’Ecole Boulle, Drouet worked as an apprentice to master designer Maurice Dufrene at
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Maxime Old French Art Deco single armchair in sycamore
By Maxime Old
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ecole Boulle in Paris and his work attracted the attention of the influential school director, Andre
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Sycamore

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Boulle Work For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the boulle work you’re looking for. A boulle work — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the boulle work you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A boulle work, designed in the Art Nouveau or Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Boulle Work?

A boulle work can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,500, while the lowest priced sells for $875 and the highest can go for as much as $169,877.