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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