CARTEL IN BROWN TORTOISESHELL - Lot 146

CARTEL IN BROWN TORTOISESHELL brown tortoiseshell and engraved brass, decorated with foliage scrolls in counterpart, the arched cornice with recess resting on uprights adorned with consoles (probably refinished) terminating in foliate scrolls in relief; (missing bronzes; traces of recorking, notably on the top). The movement signed Boucheret in Paris. Attributed to André-Charles Boulle. Louis XIV period. H : 65.5 cm, W : 43.5 cm, D : 18 cm This rather rare cartel model, with its arched cornice, side offsets and scrolls at the base of the jambs, is directly related to Plate 2 of the engravings published by Mariette after designs by André Charles Boulle. A variant of this design, also attributed to Boulle, is adorned with the famous Boullian figures of the Fates and Chronos; one example is now in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. Another example erroneously attributed to Charles Cressent was sold in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, salles 5 et 6, on April 9, 2014, lot 141, a third, correctly attributed to Boulle was part of the sale in Paris, étude Kohn, on June 27, 2018, lot 171.