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Bureau Mazarin

manner of André-Charles Boulle the Elder (1642 - 1732)

Category

Furniture

Date

1700 - 1710

Materials

Brass inlaid tortoiseshell, ebonised, deal construction, ormolu mounted

Measurements

80 x 116 x 67 cm

Place of origin

France

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Collection

Ickworth, Suffolk

NT 850033

Summary

A brass inlaid tortoiseshell and ebonised bureau a Mazarin, in the manner of André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) Paris, circa 1700 The rectangular top with brass mounted edge and inlaid with a brass pierced panel centered by a pavilion with domed roof and garlands of flowers with figures and urns below within borders or arabesques and scrolling foliage within an etched brass banded frame. The body with a central recess with single drawer and hinged fall cupboard flanked by two sets of three drawers, raised on square section tapered legs with brass square caps and tied by twin pierced X stretchers terminating on brass bun feet. The sides panelled and inlaid with conforming boulle work decoration.

Full description

André-Charles Boulle (Paris, 1642 - 1732) was a French ebeniste who is generally considered to be the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, his fame in marquetry work led to his name being given to the fashion he perfected of inlaying brass and tortoiseshell. In 1672, Boulle rose from master cabinetmaker to ébéniste du roi, royal cabinetmaker and sculptor to King Louis XIV, That same year, the king granted him the royal privilege of lodging in the Palais du Louvre. This position allowed Boulle to produce furniture as well as works in gilt bronze, such as chandeliers, wall lights, and mounts for furniture. Although strict guild rules usually prevented craftsmen from practicing two professions simultaneously, Boulle's favored position allowed him protected status and exempted him from these statutes. The furniture by Boulle was never signed and as a result, many of the pieces are noted as attributed rather than definitely by the artist. See Jean Nérée Ronfort (ed.), 'André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732 : Un nouveau style pour l’Europe' Frankfurt 2009 for Boulle's work and discussion.

Provenance

Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund

Makers and roles

manner of André-Charles Boulle the Elder (1642 - 1732), ébéniste

References

Ronfort 2009: Jean Nérée Ronfort (ed.), André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732 : Un nouveau style pour l’Europe (ex. cat.), Frankfurt 2009

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