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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.

OF ALL THE ARTISTIC techniques used by designers and cabinetmakers over the centuries, marquetry would seem the least likely to enjoy a 21st-century resurgence. It takes forever. It's prohibitively ...

Paul GUTH (1878-1918) Moulded walnut table with double top and flower marquetry background. Base, arched and grooved. Signed and located Nancy. Height 79 cm - Width 72 cm - Depth : 55 cm Walnut table ...

72 x 73 x 52.2 cm. (28.3 x 28.7 x 20.6 in.) ...