US$7,698.97 This is an absolutely stunning, antique, French tortoiseshell and cut brass 'boulle', ebonised centre table with fabulous ormolu mounts, c.1870 in date. The table is beautifully inlaid in cut brass on tortoiseshell with winged cherubs, a cupid and flowers. In addition there is scrolling acanthus foliage and honeysuckle. The capacious frieze drawer is centred with a classical female mask and ribbon tied tasselled ormolu escutcheon. The table stands on beautiful cabriole legs. It is an absolute masterpiece which is sure to get a lot attention wherever it is placed. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 75 x Width 131 x Depth 81 Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 5 inches x Width 4 feet, 4 inches x Depth 2 feet, 8 inches André-Charles Boulle (1642 – 1732) was the French cabinetmaker who is generally considered to be the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry. His fame in marquetry led to his name being given to a fashion of inlaying known as Boulle (or in 19th-century Britain, Buhl work). Boulle appears to have been originally a painter, since the first payment to him by the crown of which there is any record (1669) specifies ouvrages de peinture. He was employed for many years at Versailles, where the mirrored walls, the floors of wood mosaic, the inlaid panelling and the marquetry furniture in the Cabinet du Dauphin were regarded as his most remarkable work. These rooms were long since dismantled and their contents dispersed, but Boulle's drawings for the work are in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. His royal commissions were numerous, as we learn both from the Comptes des B timents du Roi and from the correspondence of Louvois. Not only the most magnificent...