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Wardrobe Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732) France: Date: About 1695
1800 - 1900 (wardrobe altered, eg.gilt-bronze heads and their octagonal frames added to doors)

Medium: Oak (stained black on the interior), première- and contre-partie Boulle marquetry of brass and turtleshell, walnut, ebony, turtleshell, brass, gilt bronze, steel hinges, locks and key

Object size: 241.7 x 148.5 x 52.8 cm

Inv: F63

Location: Large Drawing Room

This wardrobe may be attributed to Boulle and is probably an earlier version of his later wardrobes, such as F61 and F62 in the Wallace Collection. It has a number of gilt-bronze mounts of the same models as on these later wardrobes and on other Boulle furniture. It has, however, certainly undergone major alterations in the 19th century. The 4th Marquess bought the wardrobe in France in 1861, and a contemporary writer noted that the gilt-bronze heads on the door fronts were not original; the octagonal frames around the heads are probably also a 19th-century disposition. The marquetry panels on the sides also appear to have undergone alteration, and the walnut veneer on the backs of the doors must date from the 19th century. The interior shelves and racks that support them are probably also of the same period.

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