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Parquetry is the term we use to describe veneering in geometric patterns, often made of the same wood but with different grain patterns.

In contrast to chequerboard decoration, parquetry is not composed of squares, but of rectangles or diamonds.

Antique Saxon furniture of the Baroque period is particularly famous for its parquetry.

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Ivory

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

A palmette is a vegetal ornament originating from Egyptian antiquity with symmetrically fan-like arranged leaves. [...]
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Bandelwerk

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