When I'm out shopping for a special piece of furniture for a project, I always keep my eyes open for marquetry furniture. Marquetry is the art of applied veneer, usually wood, in a pattern or picture.

Marquetry is an age-old woodworking practice made popular by French king Louis XIV, it involves laying veneers like a puzzle to create an ornamental pattern. Today, multicoloured examples have ...

Featuring pieces by 22 artists from 6 countries, a new exhibit of outstanding work in marquetry wowed an opening reception crowd at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in ...

Hermès has long had an attraction to animal motifs, and has interpreted them in many ways in its scarves, accessories and watches. Of particular note, the brand’s beloved Arceau Cavales watches, with ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Apologies if I was a little random: I had just been looking at a large – and expensive – marquetry panel that had ...

It is a craft that can trace its origins back to the 17th century, and became a foundation of one of the most famous movements in the history of modern art. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

Furniture can be decorated in many ways, such as carving, gilding, lacquering and inlay. With regards to inlay, there are two terms that crop up regularly - parquetry and marquetry. Both terms hark ...

Three-time grade I winner Marquetry, whose 1991 upset of Farma Way at 27-1 odds ranks as the largest in Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) history, died Feb. 1 at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement ...

Appraisal: Marquetry Coat Rack, ca. 1940, from Vintage Toronto. Check out Leigh Keno's appraisal of this marquetry coat rack, ca. 1940, in Vintage Toronto. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by ...