John Sedgwick’s intricately carved three foot wide scale grand piano is his pride and joy. It’s an extraordinary marquetry showpiece painstakingly crafted for 3,000 hours over three years with ...

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Marquetry artist William Tunberg, 86, stands next to a collection of his work in his home in Venice. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) William Tunberg sits across from his wife, Camille, at a glass ...

NEW YORK -- Marquetry furniture, with its decorated surfaces, was reserved for the high and mighty in Europe, from the Renaissance to the 18th century. But in the United States in the 19th century, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle is a Paris-based reporter covering art and culture For premium cigar brand Davidoff, de Caunes has worked on ...

Marquetry as an artform predates ancient Egypt. Elaborate patterns and intricate designs are created through the insertion of small bits of wood, shell, ivory or other items into a veneer of wood, ...

EASTHAMPTON – In 2007, when it looked as if the Pleasant Street Theater would close, furniture maker Silas Knopf helped lead a fund-raising drive to save it. Kopf, his wife, Linda, and Rita M. and ...

Just as esoteric mechanical features known as “high complications” represent the pinnacle of watchmaking science, handcrafted techniques such as miniature enamel painting, marquetry, engraving and ...