Writing table
Boulle
Category
Furniture
Date
1643 - 1715
Materials
Brass, Ormolu, Tortoiseshell, Wood
Measurements
750 x 800 x 500 mm
Place of origin
France
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270704
Summary
Louis XIV Boulle oblong writing table, drawer in end, ink wells and compartments, on scroll legs linked by x-stretcher, whole inlaid with Berainesque Italian comedy figures, scrolling foliage and arabeque in brass on tortoisehell ground. Ormolu leaf borders.
Makers and roles
Boulle