CLICK HERE TO BUY BOULLE INLAY WRITING DESK BUREAU PLAT FRENCH LOUIS XV ON CANONBURY ANTIQUES
You are viewing a wonderful Boulle Louis XV style writing desk or bureau plat. The piece is the height of style, elegance and workmanship and is offered in perfect condition, ready for home use right away. These really are the epitome of French decadence, perfect for modern interiors. Look at the photos of this showing the back with the abundance of wonderful inlay work – no surface has been spared. That makes this a great desk for standing in the middle of a room as it it beautiful from all sides. There is even – unusually – the inlay work on the top of the desk.
As illustrated here, the Boulle style is best known for the type of inlay, consisting of a veneer of red and black faux tortoiseshell inlaid with brass or other attractive metals. The amount of time and levels of craftsmanship that goes into something like this is breathtaking, especially when you imagine how each individual shape to the brass has to be cut out and then embedded into the main structure of the desk.
The craftsmanship is wonderful and this will last for many generations hence making it a great heirloom and investment. In an age of disposable consumerism and shoddy goods that last a few years, it’s great to see timeless pieces like this still exist that will outlive even us! The desk has five drawers to one side so would be perfect for your home or small office. The piece is so elegant it can also work on its own as more of a decorative piece too.
We bought this at an auction house in near Versaille, whilst on a buying trip in France. Pieces of this quality are rare so we are expecting a lot of interest on eBay. Boulle, André Charles (1642-1732), French furniture designer, who developed a style of furniture inlay that came to be known as Boulle or Buhl. As cabinetmaker to Louis XIV, he produced desks, cabinets, clocks, chests, and even parquet floors, working in an ornate Baroque style. He is especially noted for highly coloured inlays of exotic woods cut to shapes that form arabesques, landscapes, or flowing draperies. The distinctivetype of inlay that he developed and that bears his name consists of tortoiseshell with inlay in brass, pewter, or copper. His influence continued into the 19th century
CLICK HERE TO BUY BOULLE INLAY WRITING DESK BUREAU PLAT FRENCH LOUIS XV ON CANONBURY ANTIQUES