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André-Charles Boulle
(11th Nov, 1642 - 28th Feb, 1732)
Commode forme tombeau dite mazarine
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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Daniel Arnaudet
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot / Hervé Lewandowski
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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot / Hervé Lewandowski
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Louis XIV style
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About the artwork
Title:
Commode forme tombeau dite mazarine
Periods:
modern age
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
Boulle marquetry
Dimensions:
870 x 1295
Inventory number:
V901;Vmb142791
Detail:
Marqueterie d'écaille brune et de cuivre sur fond d'ébène, bronzes ciselés et dorés, dessus de marbre griotte ; exécuté vers 1708-1709 pour la chambre à coucher de Louis XIV au Grand Trianon, salon de Mercure
Location:
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
About the author(s)
Author:
André-Charles Boulle
Also known as:
André Charles Boulle
Andre-Charles Boulle
Born:
11th Nov, 1642
Dead:
28th Feb, 1732
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
André-Charles Boulle
(11 November 1642 – 28 February 1732) was the French cabinetmaker who is generally considered to be the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, even "the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers." His fame in marquetry led to his name being given to the fashion he perfected of inlaying brass and tortoiseshell, known as
Boulle
(or, in 19th-century Britain,
Buhl work
).
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