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The Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode By Blake Based on a design circa 1708

- This item is supplied unpainted.
- The item is made of a very high grade resin
- Approx 7.1cm high 10.3cm wide x 5.5cm deep
- Drawers open

The original "Marquetry" (the pattern) which would have been made from inlaid wood or gilt metal has been reproduced to that it is raised. This allows for easy painting of the pattern should you wish to highlight it in a contrast colour such as gold.

Supplied unaged - ready for tidying which will mean small nodules will need to be sanded or snapped off - this is super easy to do and takes just a minute or two.

The following information was taken from the 1stDibs website from where the original design was sourced

ref: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/commodes-chests-drawers/royal-boulle-marquetry-commode-blake/id-f_38970602/

"This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important English cabinetmakers of his time. It is modeled after the legendary pair of commodes made for France’s King Louis XIV by master ébéniste André-Charles Boulle, which is perhaps the most famous and esteemed of all the treasures now housed at the Palace of Versailles. The original commodes made by Boulle inspired re-interpretations by history’s most esteemed craftsmen. First created and supplied in 1708 by Boulle for Louis XIV’s bedchamber at Versailles, the original pair was one of only four furnishings deemed worthy enough to be rescued from both destruction and sale after the French Revolution. They were placed in the Bibliothèque Mazarine at the Institut de France, where they became known as the Mazarine Commodes, but have since been returned to Versailles.