French Marquetry Furniture: Paintings in Wood Jewellery it includes much new information

it includes much new information about his mysterious origins and his fascinating life in England

this picture represented smell in a series of five monumental canvases symbolizing the senses

Diameter 26cm

looking at armour

The Minton range design has been adapted from the Turkish tiles on display in the Smoking Room at the Wallace Collection

French Marquetry Furniture: Paintings in Wood Jewellery it includes much new information10% discount for Members Join now Marquetry creating patterns and pictures through inlaid veneers has long been recognised as one of the most attractive and sophisticated methods of decorating fine furniture. The compositions of 18th century Parisian marquetry were described by one contemporary as no less than 'paintings in wood'. This Wallace Collection publication written by one of the museums former conservationists, Yannick Chastang, highlights