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 ...

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 as an artform predates ancient Egypt. Elaborate patterns and intricate designs are created through the insertion of small bits of wood, shell, ivory or other items into a veneer of wood, ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Sedgwick’s intricately carved three foot wide scale grand piano is his pride and joy. It’s an extraordinary marquetry showpiece painstakingly crafted for 3,000 hours over three years with ...

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 ...