The
Boulle Marquetry Style
The tabletops below are inspired from original designs from André-Charles Boulle. Boulle ( 1642-1732 ) was the appointed cabinet-maker for King Louis the XIV. He developed his style and technics around 1670, taking inspiration mostly from Italian designers. His sons, Philippe-Jean, and Charles-Joseph, carried on the workshop's prestigious name, until Charles-Joseph died, in 1754. Furniture were made in a typical marquetry style, using several material like turtoise-shell, horn, metal, or different types of wood. It is said nowadays that a "Boulle furniture" means in a Boulle style, and "attributed to André-Charles Boulle" might really come from the workshop of the King's cabinet-maker. Each of the following models needs an average of a hundred hours of work. .
The tabletops below are inspired from original designs from André-Charles Boulle. Boulle ( 1642-1732 ) was the appointed cabinet-maker for King Louis the XIV. He developed his style and technics around 1670, taking inspiration mostly from Italian designers. His sons, Philippe-Jean, and Charles-Joseph, carried on the workshop's prestigious name, until Charles-Joseph died, in 1754. Furniture were made in a typical marquetry style, using several material like turtoise-shell, horn, metal, or different types of wood. It is said nowadays that a "Boulle furniture" means in a Boulle style, and "attributed to André-Charles Boulle" might really come from the workshop of the King's cabinet-maker. Each of the following models needs an average of a hundred hours of work. .
