Boulle (pronounced "bool") refers to a type of decorative furniture that was popular in France during the 17th and 18th centuries. The term "boulle" is derived from the French cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle, who perfected the technique and popularized the style in the late 17th century.

Boulle furniture is characterized by its intricate inlay work, which typically features designs made from brass or copper on a black lacquer background. The inlay designs can be quite elaborate and often depict intricate floral or architectural motifs. The technique involves inlaying thin sheets of metal, such as brass, into a wooden substrate such more...

An Italian term describing a buffet or sideboard containing shelves enclosed by cupboard doors. The word has a particular meaning in the Australian and British market, referring to an ornate Victorian drawing room cabinet, either with or without a mirrored back in a carved Rococo frame. The base may have either a white marble top or a timber top, and below there may be mirrored doors. The distinguishing feature is the shape of the piece, with the two sides either rounded, or running at an angle towards the front and fitted with doors in section resembling half a hexagon. Commonly more...

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A boulle style 3 door credenza, circa 1900, the two curved…

Boulle Style 3-Door Credenza with Brass and Silver Inlays

A boulle style 3 door credenza, circa 1900, the two curved class doors either side of the boulle panelled central door featuring brass and silver inlays within tortoise shell. Having gilt metal mounts, freizes and inlaid borders, width 174 cm, depth 45 cm…

A 19th century French boulle and ormolu ebonised pier cabinet,…

French Boulle and Ormolu Ebonised Pier Cabinet with Marquetry

A 19th century French boulle and ormolu ebonised pier cabinet, inlaid with tortoiseshell marquetry and brass decoration, the centrally fitted glazed door with conforming decoration, the cabinet with multiple ormolu detail, raised on plinth base with…

A Victorian boulle pier cabinet, 19th century, the ebonised…

Victorian Boulle Pier Cabinet with Brass Inlay and Gilt Ornaments

A Victorian boulle pier cabinet, 19th century, the ebonised single door cabinet with finely inlaid pierced brasswork on red tortoiseshell, two interior shelves, embellished with gilt bronze demi figures and ornaments and raised on a shaped plinth base,…

19th century boulle pier cabinet, with canted corners,…

19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinet with Brass Inlays and Ormolu

19th century boulle pier cabinet, with canted corners, traditional brass inlays on tortoiseshell, ormolu carytid mask and floral ormolu mounts, 87 cm wide

A Napoleon III side cabinet in boulle manner, third quarter…

Napoleon III Boulle Style Side Cabinet

A Napoleon III side cabinet in boulle manner, third quarter 19th century, of serpentine bow front outline, the top with moulded edge and frieze above a central cabinet door flanked by glazed doors enclosing removable shelves, on a plinth base, ebonized…

A Napoleon III side cabinet in boulle manner, third quarter…

Napoleon III Boulle-style Side Cabinet

A Napoleon III side cabinet in boulle manner, third quarter 19th century, of break front rectangular outline, the top with moulded edge and frieze above a central cabinet door flanked by glazed doors enclosing removable shelves, on a plinth base, ebonized…

A French ebonised pier cabinet in boulle manner, second half…

French Boulle-style Pier Cabinet, 19th Century

A French ebonised pier cabinet in boulle manner, second half 19th century, rectangular in outline, the frieze inlaid with simulated tortoiseshell and cut brass frieze above a glazed door enclosing a red baize lined interior with removable shelves flanked…

Antique Napoleon III style boulle display cabinet with glazed…

Napoleon III Boulle Display Cabinet with Glazed Doors

Antique Napoleon III style boulle display cabinet with glazed doors opening to adjustable shelves, 101 cm wide, 39 cm deep, 168 cm high

Antique Napoleon III style boulle cabinet with white marble top,…

Napoleon III Boulle Cabinet with White Marble Top

Antique Napoleon III style boulle cabinet with white marble top, 111 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 109 cm high

Antique Napoleon III style boulle cabinet with marble top, 111…

Napoleon III Boulle Cabinet with Marble Top

Antique Napoleon III style boulle cabinet with marble top, 111 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 109 cm high

A Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted boulle pier cabinet, 19th…

Napoleon III Boulle Pier Cabinet with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted boulle pier cabinet, 19th century, with a single glazed door and decorated throughout with scrolling brass strap-work and classical mounts, 109 cm high, 69 cm wide, 34.5 cm deep

A pair of French 19th century boulle cabinets, each with a…

French Boulle Cabinets with Gilt Ormolu Mounts

A pair of French 19th century boulle cabinets, each with a black marble top above a gilt bronze foliate frieze, the cut brass inlaid doors embellished with gilt ormolu mounts, the sides with foliate ormolu mounts and classical figures emblematic of the…

A Napoleon III boulle manner pier cabinet, third quarter 19th…

Napoleon III Boulle Pier Cabinet

A Napoleon III boulle manner pier cabinet, third quarter 19th century, the rectangular top and frieze above a glazed door, on a shaped plinth base, the front decorated with cut-brass inlay on a tortoiseshell ground, all other surfaces ebonized, gilt metal…

A Napoleon III ebonised and Gilt-Mounted 'Boulle' serpentine…

Napoleon III Boulle Cabinet with Gilt Mounts

A Napoleon III ebonised and Gilt-Mounted 'Boulle' serpentine front cabinet circa 1870s, the ebonised top with a recessed and continuous gilt-ormolu moulded edge, above decorative inlaid boulle friezes, the centre with a brass and scarlet tortoiseshell…

Stunning 19th century French boulle cabinet, set with a white…

19th Century French Boulle Cabinet with Ormolu Accents

Stunning 19th century French boulle cabinet, set with a white marble top, with an ormolu gadrooned border above a pair of doors, set with boulle oval medallions, accented with ormolu maiden masks and floral motifs, the whole seated upon four bracket feet,…

A Napoleon III marble top ebonised bronze and tortoiseshell…

Napoleon III Ebonised Bronze Cabinet

A Napoleon III marble top ebonised bronze and tortoiseshell mounted cabinet in the manner of A.C. Boulle, French, 19th century, 105 cm high, 81 cm wide, 38 cm deep

Fine antique mid 19th century French boulle marble topped salon…

French Boulle Marble Salon Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts

Fine antique mid 19th century French boulle marble topped salon cabinet, with black marble top, over a two door base, canted sides mounted with ormolu caryatid mounts, with shaped central door panels, all over ormolu mounts and trim, 109 cm high, 125 cm…

A 19th century French red tortoiseshell and cut brass Boulle…

French Boulle Marquetry Bonheur du Jour Cabinet

A 19th century French red tortoiseshell and cut brass Boulle marquetry bonheur du jour, the upper domed cabinet with two doors above two drawers; on a base with tooled leather writing surface above a baize lined slide and single frieze drawer; raised…

A fine French 19th century Napoleon III ebonized Boulle single…

French Boulle Salon Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts

A fine French 19th century Napoleon III ebonized Boulle single door salon cabinet. Having superb ormolu mounts. Height 99 cm, length 95 cm, depth 44 cm.

Napoleon III ebonised and boulle work sideboard second half of…

Napoleon III Boulle Work Sideboard

Napoleon III ebonised and boulle work sideboard second half of 19th century the black marble top above two scarlet tortoiseshell and brass inlaid boulle work panel doors, enclosing a shelf interior, flanked by Espagnolette gilt metal mounts and further…

A French boulle display Cabinet, 19th century, of slender…

French Boulle Display Cabinet with Provenance

A French boulle display Cabinet, 19th century, of slender rectangular form, composed of two sections, each with a single door opening to shelves with a mirrored back, the whole inlaid with cut brass, scarlet tortoiseshell inlay and ormolu mounts, raised…

A Napoleon III ebonised, tortoiseshell and brass inlaid…

Napoleon III Credenza with Boulle-style Inlay

A Napoleon III ebonised, tortoiseshell and brass inlaid credenza in the manner of A. C. Boulle, of serpentine form with a central oval panelled door flanked by glazed display doors, 113 cm high, 210 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A Napoleon III ebonised, tortoiseshell and brass inlaid marble…

Napoleon III Side Cabinet in Boulle Style

A Napoleon III ebonised, tortoiseshell and brass inlaid marble top side cabinet in the manner of A. C. Boulle, 19th century, 111 cm high, 84 cm wide, 42 cm deep

A French boulle style credenza inlaid tortoiseshell, upon an…

Boulle Style Tortoiseshell Credenza with Glazed Doors

A French boulle style credenza inlaid tortoiseshell, upon an ebonised ground. Serpentine front with two glazed doors and central boulle work door. Height 114.5 cm. Length 203 cm. Depth 51 cm

19th century boulle breakfront credenza, of traditional design…

Boulle Breakfront Credenza with Ormolu Mounts

19th century boulle breakfront credenza, of traditional design with central door flanked by bowed display cabinet doors (one cracked) the whole with ormolu mounts

Napoleon III ebonised and pier cabinet the rectangular moulded…

Napoleon III Ebonised Boulle Cabinet with Gilt Mounts

Napoleon III ebonised and pier cabinet the rectangular moulded top above a scarlet tortoiseshell and brass inlaid boulle work panel cupboard door, enclosing a shelf interior, flanked by cherub gilt metal mounts and further lion masks to the sides, on a…

Pair of Napoleon III boulle style pier cabinets, c. 1870, each…

Napoleon III Boulle Style Pier Cabinets (Pair)

Pair of Napoleon III boulle style pier cabinets, c. 1870, each with a black variegated marble top, above a single glass door surrounded by cut-brass and tortoiseshell, sides applied with ormolu masks, on plinth base (2), height 100 cm width 66 cm depth 34…

A fine gilt brass inlaid boulle cabinet, 19th century 122 cm…

Gilt Boulle Cabinet, 19th Century

A fine gilt brass inlaid boulle cabinet, 19th century 122 cm high, 90 cm wide, 38 cm deep

Antique French boulle inlaid & bronze mounted pedestal cabinet,…

French Boulle Inlaid Bronze Pedestal Cabinet with Classical Motifs

Antique French boulle inlaid & bronze mounted pedestal cabinet, highly decorated with classical brass inlaid motifs, displaying silvered inlaid figure to front, 130 cm high, 49 cm wide, 30 cm deep

An impressive 19th century Boulle credenza sideboard, decorated…

Boulle Credenza with Porcelain Medallion and Brass Decoration

An impressive 19th century Boulle credenza sideboard, decorated with cut brass on red tortoiseshell, the central cupboard door with porcelain portrait medallion, the two glazed side cupboards each with two drawers, fluted column mouldings and front bun…

A Napoleon III marble top boulle pier cabinet, circa 1860s, of…

Napoleon III Boulle Marble Top Pier Cabinet

A Napoleon III marble top boulle pier cabinet, circa 1860s, of demi-lune serpentine profile, the ebonised cabinet inlaid to the frieze, medallion and spandrels with brass upon a dark scarlet ground, with brass stringing, cast border trims and extended…

A Napoleon III ormolu and ebonised boulle cabinet, mid 19th…

Boulle Cabinet with Ormolu and Ebony Finish

A Napoleon III ormolu and ebonised boulle cabinet, mid 19th century, with a black marble top with extended ears, brass inlaid throughout in the Berainesque manner upon a scarlet tortoiseshell ground, a central medallion to the single door, the curved…

An impressive French ebonised and ormolu boulle marble top…

French Ormolu Boulle Cabinet with Marble Top

An impressive French ebonised and ormolu boulle marble top cabinet, mid to late 19th century decorated with ormolu figural portraits and lion paw mounts, applied beaded edges and ormolu mouldings the central door panel with cast ormolu oval cartouche…

A serpentine red and black Boulle side cabinet with black…

Red and Black Boulle Side Cabinet with Marble Top

A serpentine red and black Boulle side cabinet with black marble top, French, circa 1880, 110 cm high, 113 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A large Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted serpentine Boulle…

Louis XVI Boulle Credenza with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A large Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted serpentine Boulle credenza, 19th century, 111 cm high, 208 cm wide, 48 cm deep

A Louis XVI style gilt metal mounted Boulle cabinet, 19th…

Louis XVI style Boulle cabinet with gilt metal mounts

A Louis XVI style gilt metal mounted Boulle cabinet, 19th century, 110 cm high, 200 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A gilt bronze mounted Boulle display cabinet, French, 19th…

Boulle display cabinet with gilt bronze mounts, 19th century

A gilt bronze mounted Boulle display cabinet, French, 19th century, 110 cm high, 68 cm wide, 35 cm deep

Pair of Napoleon III ebonised boulle cabinets, c. 1870, applied…

Napoleon III Boulle Cabinets with Ormolu Mounts

Pair of Napoleon III ebonised boulle cabinets, c. 1870, applied with ormolu mounts throughout, the shaped white marble top above a frieze with tortoise and brass inlay, above a panel door with further ormolu mounts, pewter inlay and central cartouche…

A large Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted marble top Boulle…

Napoleon III Boulle Sideboard with Gilt Bronze and Marble Top

A large Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted marble top Boulle sideboard, 112 cm high, 185 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Napoleon III ormolu mounted and red tortoiseshell boulle…

Red Tortoiseshell Boulle Credenza with Ormolu Mounts

Napoleon III ormolu mounted and red tortoiseshell boulle credenza, late 19th century, the black serpentine shaped marble top over a pair of panelled doors profusely inlaid, enclosing two shelves, the projecting angles applied with bacchantes and satyrs,…

A Louis XVI style cut brass inlaid side cabinet in the boulle…

Louis XVI Brass Inlaid Side Cabinet

A Louis XVI style cut brass inlaid side cabinet in the boulle manner, rectangular, with a single door, inlaid with foliate cut brass panels, gilt metal mounts, 83 x 109.5 x 33 cm

Boulle side cabinet c. 1880 marble top above two doors,…

Boulle Side Cabinet with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts

Boulle side cabinet c. 1880 marble top above two doors, tortoiseshell with brass inlay and ormolu mounts. Height 103 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Lawsons, 2009

A late 19th century ebonised French Boulle pier cabinet with…

French Boulle Pier Cabinet with Red Tortoiseshell Inlay

A late 19th century ebonised French Boulle pier cabinet with decorative cut brass inlaid in red tortoiseshell panels framing the single glazed door, with matching inlay to the shaped front sides, the shaped cornice and base with decorative ormolu mounts,…

A Louis XVI style cut brass inlaid side cabinet in the boulle…

Louis XVI Boulle Style Brass Inlaid Side Cabinet

A Louis XVI style cut brass inlaid side cabinet in the boulle manner rectangular, with a single door, inlaid with foliate cut brass panels, gilt metal mounts, 83 x 109.5 x 33 cm

Late 19th century French Boulle pier cabinet of traditional…

French Boulle Pier Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts

Late 19th century French Boulle pier cabinet of traditional form with ormolu mounts and carytids

A 19th century ebonized and boulle pier cabinet with a single…

Ebonized Boulle Pier Cabinet with Gilt-Metal Mounts

A 19th century ebonized and boulle pier cabinet with a single door; gilt-metal mounts. Height 110 cm. Width 82 cm

A French boulle and ormolu style cabinet late 19th century. The…

19th Century French Boulle Style Cabinet

A French boulle and ormolu style cabinet late 19th century. The cabinet is decorated in the 'Boulle' style with pierced-cut brass, red tortoiseshell inlay, against a black 'Ebonized' patinated finish. The front and sides are decorated with ormolu upper…

A French boulle and ormolu style low bookcase late 19th century…

French Boulle & Ormolu Style Low Bookcase, Late 19th Century

A French boulle and ormolu style low bookcase late 19th century and later. The bookcase is decorated in the 'Boulle' style with pierced-cut brass and red tortoiseshell inlay, against a black 'ebonised' patinated finish with bronze ormolu figural mounts.…

A French boulle and ormolu, three door credenza late 19th…

French Boulle and Ormolu Credenza

A French boulle and ormolu, three door credenza late 19th century. The credenza is decorated in the 'Boulle' style with pierced-cut brass and red tortoiseshell inlay, against a black 'ebonised' patinated finish. The cabinet is serpentine shape with a…

An fine 19th century boulle two door cabinet, marble top and…

Boulle Cabinet with Marble Top and Gilt Mounts

An fine 19th century boulle two door cabinet, marble top and gilt metal mounts

A fine Napoleon III ormolu mounted, red-tortoisehell and brass…

Napoleon III Boulle Salon Cabinet

A fine Napoleon III ormolu mounted, red-tortoisehell and brass inlaid Boulle salon cabinet, French, 19th century, 110 cm high, 118 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A Boulle marble top single door cabinet, French, 19th century,…

Boulle Marble Top Cabinet, French 19th Century

A Boulle marble top single door cabinet, French, 19th century, 116 cm high, 82 cm wide and 41 cm deep

A Boulle and ebonised wood bronze mounted two door cabinet,…

French Boulle and Ebonised Bronze Mounted Cabinet

A Boulle and ebonised wood bronze mounted two door cabinet, French, 19th century, 109 cm high, 128 cm wide and 43 cm deep

A French boulle style and ormolu, three door credenza. Late…

French Boulle Style Ormolu Three-Door Credenza

A French boulle style and ormolu, three door credenza. Late 19th century. The credenza is decorated in the 'Boulle' style with pierced-cut brass and red tortoiseshell inlay, against a black 'Ebonized' patinated finish. The cabinet has a serpentine front…

A 19th century ebonised and cut brass inlaid sideboard, in the…

Boulle-style Sideboard with Glazed Doors and Marquetry Inlay

A 19th century ebonised and cut brass inlaid sideboard, in the boulle manner serpentine, with glazed side doors and a solid central door, finely inlaid with foliate marquetry, plinth base, 169 x 109.5 x 46 cm.

A good pair of scarlet Boulle glazed cabinets, French, circa…

19th Century Scarlet Boulle Glazed Cabinets

A good pair of scarlet Boulle glazed cabinets, French, circa 19th century, 107 cm high, 63 cm wide, 31 cm deep

A single-door boulle cabinet, French,19th century, 120 cm high,…

19th Century French Boulle Cabinet - Single Door

A single-door boulle cabinet, French,19th century, 120 cm high, 84 cm wide, 70 cm deep

19th century French boulle glazed two door drawing room cabinet…

French Boulle Glazed Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts

19th century French boulle glazed two door drawing room cabinet with marble top, inlaid brass, tortoise shell and ebony, with ormolu mounts

A pair of 19th century ebonised 'Boulle' cabinets, each with a…

19th Century Boulle Cabinets with Marble Tops

A pair of 19th century ebonised 'Boulle' cabinets, each with a green marble top above an acanthus leaf cast frieze and a panelled door flanked by pilasters surmounted by acanthus leaf corbels, the sides mounted with cast masks. 106 cm high, 78 cm wide.

A serpentine boulle and bronze mounted side cabinet with marble…

Serpentine Boulle Side Cabinet with Bronze Mounts and Marble Top

A serpentine boulle and bronze mounted side cabinet with marble top, 97 cm high, 106 cm wide, 42 cm deep

A pair of scarlet boulle and bronze mounted serpentine fronted…

Scarlet Boulle and Bronze Side Cabinets with Marble Tops

A pair of scarlet boulle and bronze mounted serpentine fronted side cabinets with marble tops 107 cm high, 114 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A scarlet boulle and ebony veneered display cabinet, French,…

Scarlet and Ebony French Display Cabinet

A scarlet boulle and ebony veneered display cabinet, French, 19th century 156 cm high, 89 cm wide, 35 cm deep

A Scarlett boulle and ebonised writing cabinet, French, 19th…

French Writing Cabinet, Scarlett Boulle & Ebonised, 19th Century

A Scarlett boulle and ebonised writing cabinet, French, 19th century, 151 cm high, 82 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A scarlet boulle bronze mounted side cabinet with marble top…

Scarlet Boulle Bronze Side Cabinet with Marble Top (French, 19th Century)

A scarlet boulle bronze mounted side cabinet with marble top French, 19th century 109 cm high, 87 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A Napoleon III boulle manner ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid…

Boulle-style Pier Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts

A Napoleon III boulle manner ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid pier cabinet, third quarter 19th century, rectangular with rounded and chamfered front corners, the black marble top above the frieze and a door enclosing adjustable shelves, shaped aprons below…