Writing Table (Bureau Plat)

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Writing Table (Bureau Plat)

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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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Date
about 1710–1715
Medium
Oak veneered with brass, ebony, and tortoise shell (contre partie)
Culture
French
Department
Decorative Arts
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
816edeba-478c-413e-8237-efe7744863e2
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