Boulle's work was dramatic in comparison,
but still utilized the same principles.
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Boulle layered two wafers of equal thickness,
one of tortoiseshell and one of metal(usually brass).
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Paul Getty Museum owns several fine examples of marquetry,
including works by André-Charles Boulle(1642- 1732).
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Boulle work took two different forms:
premiere partie- pattern in metals with the background in tortoiseshell;
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Although Boulle did not invent the method,
he was its greatest practitioner and therefore put his name to it.
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André-Charles Boulle, le joailler du meuble,
is the most famous French cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, also known as"Inlay".