Writing Table Boulle
Writing Table (bureau plat), André-Charles Boulle, French, c. 1700-1715.
Oak veneered with tortoiseshell, brass and ebony, set with gilt bronze mounts.
This early Régence bureau plat (writing table) by André-Charles Boulle was created at the beginning of the Regency period in France when Louis XV was a minor (between 1715 and 1723, but Régence furniture is typically considered to span the years from 1700 to 1730, beginning late in the reign of Louis XIV).
Atop the desk are an ornate casket, inkstand and paperweight set and mounted Imari bowl.
The exquisite French wool and linen carpet was made in the Chaillot Workshop of Philippe Lourdet (founded by Simon Lourdet) at the Savonnerie Manufactory in Paris in about 1665 to 1666.
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The panels above the mirrors are elaborately gilded and carved with masks, shell motifs, leafy branches, and garlands of flowers. The rope molding decorated with a gilded, twisted ribbon is made from carved wood.
Jacques Gaultier, furniture worker; after designs by Armand-Claude Mollet, architect
French, Paris, 1725 - 1726, 20th century additions
Painted and gilded oak and walnut; with a brèche d'Alep mantelpiece; modern mirrored glass
The displays were vignettes of French life during that era in history with elaborate furnishings, paintings, clothing, and jewelry. Many rooms in the museum were completed ordained from top to bottom with finery, from the painted paneled casework to the inlaid and patterned oak flooring. It was truly amazing.
Writing Table Boulle
Writing Table (bureau plat), André-Charles Boulle, French, c. 1700-1715.
Oak veneered with tortoiseshell, brass and ebony, set with gilt bronze mounts.
This early Régence bureau plat (writing table) by André-Charles Boulle was created at the beginning of the Regency period in France when Louis XV was a minor (between 1715 and 1723, but Régence furniture is typically considered to span the years from 1700 to 1730, beginning late in the reign of Louis XIV).
Atop the desk are an ornate casket, inkstand and paperweight set and mounted Imari bowl.
The exquisite French wool and linen carpet was made in the Chaillot Workshop of Philippe Lourdet (founded by Simon Lourdet) at the Savonnerie Manufactory in Paris in about 1665 to 1666.
www.digital-images.net/Gallery/Art/GettyMus/Decrtv-Arts/F...
The panels above the mirrors are elaborately gilded and carved with masks, shell motifs, leafy branches, and garlands of flowers. The rope molding decorated with a gilded, twisted ribbon is made from carved wood.
Jacques Gaultier, furniture worker; after designs by Armand-Claude Mollet, architect
French, Paris, 1725 - 1726, 20th century additions
Painted and gilded oak and walnut; with a brèche d'Alep mantelpiece; modern mirrored glass
The displays were vignettes of French life during that era in history with elaborate furnishings, paintings, clothing, and jewelry. Many rooms in the museum were completed ordained from top to bottom with finery, from the painted paneled casework to the inlaid and patterned oak flooring. It was truly amazing.