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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 1680–1690
Medium: Oak, spruce, alder, and mahogany veneered with brass, pewter, tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ivory, ebony, and stained and natural woods; brass, bronze, and gilt-bronze mounts
Culture: French
Department: Decorative Arts
Institution: Getty Museum

Because the recessed top of this table is removable, the table may also have been used as a stand for a cabinet. With naturalistic flowers and birds, the table's wood marquetry is of extremely high quality and was probably made by the royal cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle. The table's design and the combination of marquetry made of wood and marquetry in tortoiseshell, pewter, brass, and ebony point to Boulle's particular specialties. The design of the table's border is the same as that on two jewel coffers made by Boulle, also in the Getty Museum.

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