Antique Boulle Desk
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Lady's Desk - Antique Boulle (Buhl)
Bonheur de Jour, Circa 1850, brass and red tortoiseshell on an ebony
ground, the angled fall revealing rosewood fitted interior, on cabriole legs
with finely cast and chased ormolu mounts. Now sold
29" (74) wide 18.5" (47) deep 36" (92) high
Bonheur de Jour
The term is from the French meaning
pleasant hours of the day, possibly when
the lady of the house was at leisure to
write her diary or correspond with friends
and family she would have used such a
lovely desk, either in the drawing room or
in her boudoir. Sometimes called a Bureau
de Dame
Boulle Work
(sometimes spelt Buhl)
Andre Charles Boulle (1642-1732) was a
famous French cabinet maker who perfected
a marquetry of tortoiseshell and brass as
a veneer for furniture; with a design of
scroll, flower and arabesque motifs often
inlaid into ebony. Little Boulle furniture
was made in England in this early period,
though it enjoyed a revival of popularity
in the 19th Century.
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