Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today we launch our new microsite dedicated to one of the greatest French cabinetmakers of all time, André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732).

Here, you can explore Boulle’s life and royal patrons, his incredible craftsmanship in wood, metal and turtleshell, and his furniture in the Wallace Collection.

Join Alexander Collins, our Curator of Decorative Arts, to find out about the technique now known as Boulle marquetry and how it made his work so distinctive.

Visit the Boulle microsite: wallacecollection.org/explore/explore-in-depth/boulles-furniture