“boulle” Marquetry Entry Cabinet, Napoleon III Period - Mid-19th Century

Elegant Napoleon III period sideboard, with magnificent “Boulle” marquetry, named after Charles-André BOULLE, master cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV, who made this technique famous using chiseled brass inlay on a tortoiseshell background. The chiseled brass inlays, inspired by the countryside, are in the form of intertwined scrolls, flowers, foliage and baskets. This property opens with a door that opens from the right, composed in the corners of four concave elements: these are separated by chiseled bronze motifs, one of which is fitted with a key used to open it. The oval-shaped motif in the central part, slightly domed, has a large bronze molding, with flower decoration accompanied by a pearl. The mahogany interior is structured by two shelves of the same species, adjustable on a rack.