You can’t beat Charles Boulle style desks for that sheer unabashed French elegance and chic. We have a range of Boulle desks at Canonbury Antiques - click here to see more on our website
Boulle, André Charles (1642-1732) was a French furniture designer, who developed a style of furniture inlay that came to be known as Boulle or Buhl. As cabinetmaker to Louis XIV, he produced desks, cabinets, clocks, chests, and even parquet floors, working in an ornate Baroque style. He is especially noted for highly coloured inlays of exotic woods cut to shapes that form arabesques, landscapes, or flowing draperies.
French Boulle Inlay Writing Desk Bureau Plat Desks
- Stunning French Boulle style writing desk bureau plat
- Amazing inlay work using brass overlaid on the red background
- The details are exquisite and on every surface, the back, the top etc
- Four drawers to the front so ample storage space
- Amazing inlay work using brass overlaid on the red background
- The details are exquisite and on every surface, the back, the top etc
- Four drawers to the front so ample storage space
The distinctive type of inlay that Boulle developed and that bears his name consists of tortoiseshell with inlay in brass, pewter, or copper. His influence continued into the 19th century. Original works by Boulle are highly sought after, collectable and command high prices. Boulle created many types of furniture including desks, commodes, cabinets, credenzas and chests. Good examples of Boulle furniture can be found at the Louvre in Paris and at the Wallace Collection in London.
French Boulle inlay writing desk bureau plat table desks
You are viewing a fantstic Boulle style writing desk with red leather top. The piece is the height of style, elegance and workmanship and is offered in perfect condition, ready for home use right away. As illustrated here, the Boulle style is best known for the type of inlay, consisting of a veneer of red and black faux tortoiseshell inlaid with brass or other attractive metals.
French Boulle Inlay Writing Desk Desks Louis XV
You are viewing a fantstic Boulle style writing desk with red leather top. The piece is the height of style, elegance and workmanship and is offered in perfect condition, ready for home use right away.
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