Show Boulle Was a Cabinetmaker The word boulle to antiques enthusiasts enthusiasts enthusiasts en en- has come to connote a n type of or inlay ay that consists of ot bits of tortoise shell hell and brass set in combination into the wood surface of a piece of furni furni- ture Actually Boulle was premier cabinetmaker of the epoch of Louis XIV and although the turquoise and brass technique had already already al ai- al- al ready been used In France before he began his career he was almost exclusively responsible for lor r its pop pops clarity I i |