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Artistattributed to Andre Charles Boulle (French, 1642 - 1732)
Artistafter models by Nicolas Coustou (French, 1658 - 1733)
Place of OriginFrance
Dateabout 1700-1705
DimensionsH: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm); W: 14 9/16 in. (37 cm); Diam: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
MediumGilded bronze; cast and chased
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott
Object number
1987.202
Not on View
Published ReferencesHorace Wood Brock, et al. Splendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts adn Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2009), p. 35.
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