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Its complex technique and luxurious materials continued to be valued by some clients, and boulle marquetry panels were often re-used or adapted for new furniture, as is clear on the adjacent table (1021-1882). Clockmakers in France, as in England, tended to be conservative in the styles they chose for their clock cases and so boulle marquetry continued to be used for clocks even after it had fallen out of favour for furniture. \r\n\r\nM.354-1940","date":{"text":"1994","earliest":"1994-01-01","latest":"1994-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["M.354-1940","M.354A-1940"],"accessionNumberNum":"354","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":1940,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Clock","Bracket"],"assets":["2019LN9080","2019LN8407","2019LU4165","2019LT8635","2019LV7838","2019LX0464","2019LW5674","2019LW5508"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-11-12","recordCreationDate":"2001-02-15","availableToBook":false}}