Abstract
In 1990, the Rijksmuseum acquired a splendid 17th-century French cabinet on stand. Initially regarded as belonging to the late oeuvre of Pierre Gole, this opinion was revised after a comparison with cabinets attributed to André-Charles Boulle in the Wallace Collection, the Getty Museum and in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch at Drumlanrig. Recent technical studies of the cabinets of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Wallace Collection allowed a more detailed comparison of their construction and design, execution and choice of materials of the marquetry. The comparison shows a clear and rapid development in the sophistication and refinement of this late 17th-century French marquetry furniture. This article aims to illustrate this and to define elements that are characteristic for the work of Boulle.
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