après 1720- bâti de chêne, placage d'ébène, marqueterie de style Boulle en contrepartie d'écaille sur fond de cuivre - décor de chutes de quatre médailles ((datées 1691, 1645, 1645, 1662, 1692, 1658, 1684, 1664), sur chaque porte en bronze ciselé et doré et figures d'applique agenouillées en bronze ciselée et doré d'Aspasie et de Socrate- attribué à André-Charles Boulle et ses fils- Estampillé J L F DELORME qui l'a sans doute restauré vers 1770

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). Read more...