Marquetry

The old lutes, spinets, viols, dulcimers, &c., are not only elegant in shape but are also often tastefully ornamented with carvings, designs in marquetry, and painting.

strawen marquetry

Wearing a dress in Labour's ruby red, the shadow chancellor joins me at a circular table amid the art deco glamour of Bettys' subterranean Spindler room, which is adorned with numerous stained-wood “marquetry pictures”.

Unkind people asserted that everything in his apartment was for sale and that after he had invited wealthy Americans for an excellent lunch, with vintage wines, one or two of his valuable drawings would disappear, or a marquetry commode would be replaced by one in lacquer.