Pierre Ramond. Straw Marquetry T HE ART OF STRAW MARQUETRY is quite old : it appears to have originated in the Far East and developed in Europe in the seven- teenth century , particularly in France , England , Italy , and Russia . This ...
... straw marquetry. France has the best straw marquetry, there is some in Holland and England where it was made by the Napoleonic prisoners. Most of the straw marquetry in the 19th century was made by prisoners – it was an ideal craft for ...
... straw marquetry , also called laid work , was a popular commercial trade in France , the Low Countries , Italy , Germany and Great Britain . The work involved cutting whole straw stems into splints of an equal width . A reliable tool to ...
Two-volume Set Gordon Campbell. Box decorated with straw marquetry , painted wood and with brass handles , 1. 404 mm ... Straw marquetry was also used to decorate mirror frames and furniture . J. Copper - Royer : La Marqueterie de paille ...
... straw marquetry work, in which they greatly excelled, producing beautiful pictures in straw, and manufacturing and decorating with varied, elaborate, and most artistic designs, cabinets, work-boxes, desks, tea-caddies, dressing-boxes ...
... straw marquetry. The flush doors were similarly decorated, although those in the bedroom had panels of sunburst effect. In both rooms he made use of low tables, veneered in shagreen or irregular gypsum tiles, boxy stools and chairs and ...
... straw marquetry, some of which are on display in Peterborough Museum, and he is one of the few prisoners whose name can be linked to these works of art. The museum possesses many fine examples of straw marquetry pictures, but most are ...
... Straw Marquetry by Cercus Marquetry Work in rye straw. Photo: Emile Kirsch 7– Straw Fall by Mathieu Lehanneur Coffee table made out of straw marquetry, composite base. Diameter 110cm (431/3”), height 40cm (153/4”). Hand made in France ...
... straw marquetry, the desk being 18 × 15 × 6 inches in size. On the lid is a harbour scene with a sailing ship and classical ruins. Inside the lid is a picture of a church and a windmill. The bottom of the desk has been embellished with ...
... straw marquetry. The 18th century was the height of the material's popularity, but this treatment fell out of favor in the industrially minded 19th century. WHAT IT IS: Made of rye straw woven in geometric patterns, this lovely material ...