US$2,477.06 This is a stunning French "Boulle" style bureau plat, or writing table. It is ebonised, decorated with exquisite ormolu mounts, breathtakingly inlaid with faux tortoiseshell and brass, has a gold tooled leather writing surface, and has three useful and capacious drawers Add a touch of unparalleled panache and style to your office or drawing room with this truly impressive bureau plat fit for a king. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 81 x Width 163 x Depth 83 Dimensions in inches: Height 2 feet, 8 inches x Width 5 feet, 4 inches x Depth 2 feet, 9 inches Andre Charles Boulle (1642-1732), was a French cabinetmaker, who is generally considered to be the pre-eminent artisit in the field of marquetry. His fame in marquetry led to his name being given to a fashion of inlaying known as Boulle work or Buhl work. Andre Boulle was the son of Jean Boulle, a member of a family of ebenistes who had already achieved distinction. Pierre Boulle, who died c. 1636, was for many years tourneur et menuisier du roy des cabinets. André became the most famous of his family. He was the second most prominent cabinetmaker; the first was Jean Mace who has acquired individual renown. Boulle's skill and reputation must have begun at a comparatively early age; by age 30, he had already been granted one of those lodgings in the galleries of the Louvre which had been set apart by Henry IV for the use of the most talented of the artists employed by the crown. To be admitted to these galleries was not only to receive a signal mark of royal favor, but to enjoy the important privilege of freedom from the trammels of the trade guilds. Boulle was...