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French Boulle Bureau Plat / Library Table, Late 18th Century
$38,500
£28,637.49
€33,528.84
CA$53,720.57
A$60,114.83
CHF 31,389.14
MX$739,049.27
NOK 396,010.19
SEK 372,643.63
DKK 250,150.88
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Exceptional French Boulle bureau plat has the English feel of a library table with the four rams head mounted bronze fluted legs terminating in a bronze caster stylized as a beehive. The Boulle marquetry writing desk is finished on both sides with three drawers on the front and faux drawers on the back, which makes the desk look like a partners desk. The desks writing surface has a tooled black leather framed by a bronze molded border. The desk decorated on all sides with Boulle Marquetry made out of bronze and tortoise shell with bronze male mask in the centers.
- Similar to:André-Charles Boulle (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Width: 74.5 in (189.23 cm)Depth: 44.5 in (113.03 cm)
- Style:Louis XIV (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Brass,Bronze,Ormolu,Rosewood,Tortoise Shell,Wood,Ebonized
- Place of Origin:France
- Period:Late 18th Century
- Date of Manufacture:1770s-1790s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. the Boulle Marquetry has minor loss to Bronze and Tortoise Shell.
- Seller Location:Charleston, SC
- Reference Number:Seller: David Skinner Antiques DSA44193921stDibs: LU887024419392
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