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Coffer on a Stand
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André-Charles BoulleFrench 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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- about 1684–1689
- Medium
- Oak, cypress, and walnut veneered with tortoise shell, blue-painted horn, ebony, rosewood, padauk, pewter, and brass; gilt-bronze mounts; mirror glass
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- French
- Department
- Decorative Arts
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- Getty Museum
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