Marquetry

Marquetry is the term used to describe a picture made up of individual pieces of veneer. These can be figurative pictures or ornamental ones, such as the bandelwerk from the Baroque period.

An ornamental band is a vertical or horizontal row of ornaments.

By the term bandelwerk we understand narrow and symmetrically curved bands inlaid in marquetry technique.

The term "baroque" derives from the French "baroque" and literally means as much as crooked, irregular and strange, but also turgid or ridiculous.

Marquetry is the term used to describe a picture made up of individual pieces of veneer. These can be figurative pictures or ornamental ones, such as the bandelwerk from the Baroque period.

Ivory was used as a contrast to dark woods as inlay or marquetry. It has always been considered particularly precious and noble.

Mother-of-pearl was used in antique furniture as marquetry or inlay work. We also find this nobly shimmering material on furniture handles and as key plates.

Ink painting (painting with ink) is used for the fine decoration of veneer surfaces.

On antique furniture, we often find ink painting in combination with fire shading on marquetry work.

Marquetry is the term used to describe a picture made up of individual pieces of veneer. These can be figurative pictures or ornamental ones, such as the bandelwerk from the Baroque period.

The term "rococo" is derived from the term "rocaille", a shell-shaped, usually asymmetrical decorative element. Rococo as a style refers to the late phase of the Baroque and covers roughly the period from 1730-1770. Baroque and Rococo existed partly in parallel, whereby the Rococo developed out of the Baroque.