French Porcelain Oil Lamp with Indigo Bird Decoration

A small French porcelain oil lamp, late 19th century, brass…
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A small French porcelain oil lamp, late 19th century, brass neck marked Boulle and Paris, a cylindrical porcelain font with indigo transferware decoration of a bird, amongst bramble berries on a white ground, set within brass mounts and having, a globular clear glass shade, height 29 cm

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  • Boulle - Boulle work is the name given to tortoiseshell and metal inlay using brass and sometimes silver, found on furniture and smaller wooden objects. It originated in Italy but was developed by Frenchman Andre Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732) under Louis XIV.

    Boulle was appointed Royal Cainet Maker to Louis XIV and designed furniture and clockcases for the monarch.

    In preparation, the tortoiseshell and metal were cut together following a design, using a fine fret saw.

    In the application of the Boulle, the carcase of piece of furniture was covered with the tortoiseshell which in turn was inlaid with the matched designs in metal, which in turn was elaborately engraved.

    The use of Boulle work furniture continued mainly in France until the 19th century.

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