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Boulle
A marquetry technique, also known as buhl work, using metal, usually brass, and tortoiseshell in reverse patterns, sometimes combined with other materials and often set in an ebony veneer. It was a popular technique in France from the late 17thC through to the 19thC, and in Britain from 1815. The term is associated with the French cabinet-maker and ebeniste Andre Boulle (1642-1732) of the Louis XIV period in France. He specialised in elegant, highly ornamental furniture – mainly for the nobility. He also produced cases for longcase clocks and barometers, gilt-bronzed chandeliers, candelabra and andirons. |
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