Two Coffers on Stands

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Two Coffers on Stands

Creator

André-Charles Boulle

French Artist · 1642–1732

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Christened by his contemporaries as "the most skillful artisan in Paris," André-Charles Boulle's name is synonymous with the practice of veneering furniture with marquetry of tortoiseshell, pewter, and brass. Although he did not invent the technique, Boulle was its greatest practitioner and lent his name to its common name: boulle work. Boulle also specialized in floral marquetry in both stained a

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Intended to hold jewels or small precious items, the interiors of this pair of coffers are lined with tortoiseshell and brass or pewter, with secret compartments in the base. The coffers are each decorated using techniques known as *première partie* marquetry, a pattern of brass and pewter on a tortoiseshell ground, and its reverse, *contrepartie,* a tortoiseshell pattern on a background of pewter and brass *.* When lowered on their hinges, the wide gilt bronze straps on the coffer fronts and sides reveal three small drawers for rings. Each coffer also has a lid that opens in two sections. The upper lid reveals a shallow compartment, while the main lid lifts to reveal the interior of the coffer. The 1689 inventory of the Grand Dauphin, the oldest son of Louis XIV, lists a jewel coffer of similar form and decoration; according to this inventory, André-Charles Boulle made the coffer. The two stands are of the same date as the coffers, but were originally designed to hold rectangular cabinets. One stand was adapted in the late 1700s or early 1800s to make it the same height as the other.

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Artist/Maker
André-Charles Boulle
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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SHD
Date
about 1684–1689
Medium
Oak, cypress, and walnut veneered with tortoise shell, blue-painted horn, ebony, padouk, rosewood, pewter, and brass; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass
Culture
French
Object Type
Furniture

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Object ID
5fc128df-ce03-4b71-9c4f-0b900735f5dc
Object Type
Furniture
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Creator
André-Charles Boulle
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Culture
French
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Medium
Oak, cypress, and walnut veneered with tortoise shell, blue-painted horn, ebony, padouk, rosewood, pewter, and brass; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass
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Department
Decorative Arts
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The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Date
about 1684–1689
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Begin Year
1684
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1689
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