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Napoleon III Writing Desk Dining Table in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III Violin table can be used as a writing desk or a dining table, made in Boulle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Stunning Louis XIV Boulle Gilt Bronze Table Clock, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare and tall Louis XIV style cartel table clock entirely covered with Boulle style marquetry in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Style Game Table Console Table, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Louis XV style game table, foldable, turning into a console table. In Boulle style
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Game Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French 19th C. Napoleon III Ebonized Boulle Cabinet w/ Tortoise
Brass Inlays
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite Napoleon III ebonized Boulle cabinet with tortoise shell and inlaid brass, with very
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Napoleon III Boulle Baccarat Crystal Liquor Cellar, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle, Baccarat
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Napoleon III Liquor cellar in Boulle Marquetry in gilt Brass, tortoiseshell, mother of
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Napoleon III Boulle and Baccarat Liquor and Cigar Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle, Baccarat
Located in Paris, FR
Rare cave à liqueur and Cigar Cabineton Boulle marquetry style with three noble materials and a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Stunning Napoleon III Boulle Cabinet by Befort Jeune, France, 19th Century
By Befort Jeune, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
tortoise shell brown scales showing the "official" cut style of the Befort furniture doors and cutout
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Regency Boulle Tobacco Jar
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An exceptional quality Regency period Boulle and Contra Boulle cylindrical
tobacco jar with solid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Huge, Rare Napoleon III Boulle Table Clock France, 19th Century
By Henri Picard, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
entirely covered with brass in Boulle Marquetry style on a red tortoiseshell background, gorgeous gilded
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pretot Cabinet Napoleon III in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Very important cabinet signed by Pretot in Boulle style marquetry.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
Rare Boulle Marquetry Cabinet Attributed to Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
By André-Charles Boulle, Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in London, GB
A very fine Meuble d'Appui
after Andre-Charles Boulle
Firmly attributed to Charles-Guillaume
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter
Napoleon III Boulle Cabinet with Castings and Ormolu
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
bronze doré castings and ormolu, Belgium black marble, tortoise shell and brass inlays. Height
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Rarity by Hyppolite Edme-Pretot Credenza in Louis XIV Style and Boulle Marquetry
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Signed rarity, credenza buffet cabinet with 2 doors in Boulle style marquetry by one of the best
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
English Boulle and Brass Tortoushell Inkwell, Circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
20th century English boulle and brass inlaid Tortoushell and rosewood Inkwell and Pen stand. The
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Boulle Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Boulle Display Cabinet Ebonized mahogany with ormulu mounts Circa 1860-1870
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Bronze, Brass
$9,500
Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain and Boulle Marquetry Mirror
By André-Charles Boulle, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing mirror is finely decorated with intricate Boulle marquetry inlay and Sèvres
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Boulle Centre Table, circa 1860
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century French boulle centre table. The serpentine shaped top features all-over
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
19th Century Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century boulle tea caddy.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Pembroke, MA
Louis XV style tortoiseshell boulle clock. Gilt-bronze mounts and ornate brass inlay. Clock is in
Category
20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Cigar Box Gilded Bronze Tahan Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry
By Tahan Paris
Located in Marseille, FR
Gilt bronze cigar box stamped A. Tahan à Paris, circa Napoleon III decorated with Boulle marquetry.
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Gloves Box Gilded Bronze Tahan Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry
By Tahan Paris
Located in Marseille, FR
Gilt bronze gloves box stamped A. Tahan à Paris, circa Napoleon III decorated with Boulle marquetry
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Boulle Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French boulle marquetry box.
The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Boulle Tortoiseshell Card Table circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely stunning, antique, French red tortoiseshell and cut brass 'boulle', ebonised
Category
Antique 19th Century French Tables
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Louis XV boulle mantle clock
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style boulle gilt bronze mounted mantle clock.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Oversized Boulle Ink Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
embellished with tortoise shell and doré bronze mounts.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Boulle Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
A French Louis XV style boulle cased bracket clock, the elaborate ormolu case mounted with cherubs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Clocks
Materials
Brass
Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Louis XV style clock by Japy Freres 8 day movement in a ormolu-mounted boulle
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Exquisite Boulle Bracket Clock with Original Verge Escapement by Admyrauld Paris
By Louis Henri Admyrauld
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A rare and beautiful 18th century Boulle marquetry bracket clock in lovely original condition. It
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV More Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Near Pair of 19th Century French Boulle and Gilt Bronze Marble Top Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century Boulle and gilt bronze cabinets. A slightly different design to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode by Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III Boulle Cave à Liqueurs
Located in Montreal, QC
Tortoiseshell and bronze marquetry serpentine front on ebonized wood cellaret, opens top and sides to reveal a gilt bronze rack holding four decanters and ten(of original 16) footed...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode by Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. French Boulle Style Writing Box With Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. French Boulle Style Writing Box with Inkwell. It is Tortoise Shell Veneered with Brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Brass
French Antique Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Paris, FR
An early 1900 French bell striking clock crafted in 18th century style (popular clockmaker design before the revolution cut off the heads of most customers for expensive clocks).
T...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Boulle Box with Game Elements
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French Boulle marquetry box with game elements inside, cards and bone game chips.
The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Napoleon III Boulle Desk, 19th Century
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This is an absolutely stunning, antique, French ‘Boulle’ freestanding desk of the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Original Antique French Boulle Dressing, End Table or Nightstand
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Exquisite craftsmanship is showcased in this fine example of a Boulle table with its flip-top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vanities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Tortoiseshell ‘Boulle’ Marquetry Guéridon
Located in London, GB
The whole of red tortoiseshell inlaid with silver pewter and gold brass marquetry or premier-parte mounted with finely cast gold gilt bronze mounts, the circular top decorated with d...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Pewter
Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Superb Mid 19thC French Boulle Bracket Clock
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 19thC French Boulle Bracket Clock with Ormalu Mounts, Intricate Etched Brass Inlaid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Original Antique French Boulle Mantle Clock Needing Restoration
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful and artistic, this fine antique clock would have at one time stolen the show. Now it is in need of a full restoration or use it as another pretty face. No pendulum, hands, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III "Boulle" Marquetry, Nacre and Gilded Brass Gloves Box
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Napoleon III "Boulle" marquetry, tortoise shell, nacre and gilded brass decorative
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Early Victorian Boulle-Work and Ebony Inkstand after George Bullock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine early Victorian Boulle-work and ebony inkstand after George Bullock, of circular form with
Category
Antique 1840s English Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Napoleon III Showcase Vitrine Boule Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
tortoise shell, patterned interlacing, scrolls, foliage. Beautiful ornamentation of gilt bronzes with ingot
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Boulle Marquetry, Louis XIV Style Ormolu Mounted Clock, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th century, a Louis XIV style bracket clock, the rectangular crest
Surmounted by a seated putto on a balloon form case with a gilt maiden’s
Mask suspending acanthus and laur...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique French Ebonized Boulle Ormolu
Tortoiseshell Sculpture Stands 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
display surmounting tapered base having tortoise shell boulle decoration and central gilt foliate
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pedestals
Materials
Ormolu
French “Violonée” Big Size Table in Boule Marquetry, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely elegant 19th century French table “Violonée” in Boule marquetry, with beautiful, important gold ornamentations with masks, caryatids, etc.
Entirely restored by our speci...
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
Perfect condition, renovated according to the museum's procedures.
Category
Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III "Boulle" Marquetry, Nacre and Gilded Brass Gloves Box
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Napoleon III "Boulle" marquetry, tortoiseshell, nacre and gilded brass decorative
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Just beautiful Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry style secretary cabinet desk in brass ball style and
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis XIV Style Cabinet, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Louis XIV style cabinet in ebony veneer and Boulle style marquetry in brass on red
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Richly Ormolu Mounted Boulle Game Table
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A refined Boulle table from the mid-1800s. The surface consists of Dyed tortoise shell inlay
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV Style and Boulle Marquetry style big secretary cabinet desk in ebony veneer and Brass ball
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Louis XV French Boulle Bracket Clock with Cherub Top and Wall Bracket
Located in Milford, NH
elaborate case with ormolu mounts, scroll brass inlay and mock red tortoise shell veneers, raised upon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Napoleon III Boulle Cabinets with Ormolu Mounts and Marble Tops
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very pretty pair of French Napoleon III period Boulle style ebonized beechwood and oak side
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Napoleon III Cabinet Boule Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III cabinet, in ebony veneer and Boulle style marquetry on red tortoiseshell on the entire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Rare Hyppolite Pretot, Napoleon III Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, France
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely Rare Napoleon III cabinet in brass and red tortoiseshell marquetry, certainly the work of one of the best cabinet makers, the famous Hyppolite Edme-Pretot, with a marquetry...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze, Brass
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