23 Apr Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle side tables
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A pair of Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle side tables by André-Charles Boulle (d.1732). The tables are decorated in marquetry: the art of inlaying furniture with small pieces of different materials to create intricate pictures. André-Charles Boulle was the most skilled craftsman in the technique, particularly his designs in tortoiseshell and pewter or brass. One of these tables is in première-partie (brass inlay on tortoiseshell) and the other is in contre-partie (tortoiseshell inlay on brass). Their design follows the drawing ascribed to André-Charles...
