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Marquetry Of Cubes

Large Secretaire With Flap In Marquetry, Late 19th Century
Large Secretaire With Flap In Marquetry, Late 19th Century

Large Secretaire With Flap In Marquetry, Late 19th Century

By Jean-François Oeben

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Massive secretaire with flap in marquetry of cubes on the doors and sides and bronzes (partly

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Italian Louis XV XVI Transition Cube Parquetry Marquetry Chest of Drawers Signed
Italian Louis XV XVI Transition Cube Parquetry Marquetry Chest of Drawers Signed

Italian Louis XV XVI Transition Cube Parquetry Marquetry Chest of Drawers Signed

By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix

Located in Forney, TX

stunning rare and exotic tulipwood and kingwood marquetry and parquetry work throughout, topped with a

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze

18th Century German Baroque Commode in Walnut Veneer with Cube Marquetry Top
18th Century German Baroque Commode in Walnut Veneer with Cube Marquetry Top

18th Century German Baroque Commode in Walnut Veneer with Cube Marquetry Top

$10,435Sale Price|26% Off

H 33.08 in W 50.01 in D 25.99 in

18th Century German Baroque Commode in Walnut Veneer with Cube Marquetry Top

Located in Darmstadt, DE

walnut and walnut burl. The top displays an exceptional cube marquetry design framed by an intricate

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine, Walnut

German Mid 18th Century Baroque Chest Of Drawers with Trompe-l'œil Marquetry
German Mid 18th Century Baroque Chest Of Drawers with Trompe-l'œil Marquetry

German Mid 18th Century Baroque Chest Of Drawers with Trompe-l'œil Marquetry

Located in Greven, DE

Baroque chest of drawers with trompe-l'œil cube marquetry Mainfranken Nussbaum and others Mid 18th

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century

Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

other two drawers, is a marquetry motif of cubes. The corners are decorated with gilt bronze pilasters

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Blue Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort
Pair of Blue Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

Pair of Blue Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

$13,285 / set

H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in

Pair of Blue Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

By Aymeric Lefort

Located in SENLIS, OISE

Pair of armchairs in tinted wood marquetry. The marquetry is made of tinted sycamore and charm wood

Category

2010s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Blue and Yellow Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort
Pair of Blue and Yellow Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

Pair of Blue and Yellow Marquetry Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

By Aymeric Lefort

Located in SENLIS, OISE

Pair of armchairs in tinted wood marquetry. The marquetry is made of tinted sycamore and charm wood

Category

2010s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Cube Marquetry Lamps, Italy
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Cube Marquetry Lamps, Italy

Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Cube Marquetry Lamps, Italy

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of table or bedside brass box lamps with Murano glass cube marquetry. Contemporary work from a

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of elegant mahogany and upholstered cube chairs.
Pair of elegant mahogany and upholstered cube chairs.

Pair of elegant mahogany and upholstered cube chairs.

$4,250 / set

H 31.5 in W 27.5 in D 23.5 in

Pair of elegant mahogany and upholstered cube chairs.

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Philadelphia, PA

texture and proportion. The cube silhouette offers a clean, architectural form, while the straw marquetry

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Miniature Commode In Mahogany Veneer 19th Century
Miniature Commode In Mahogany Veneer 19th Century

Miniature Commode In Mahogany Veneer 19th Century

$1,388

H 20.48 in W 25.6 in D 12.21 in

Miniature Commode In Mahogany Veneer 19th Century

Located in Honnelles, WHT

Miniature chest of drawers in mahogany veneer, marquetry of bottomless cubes, marble tablet

Category

Antique 19th Century European Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort
Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort

Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort

$4,831 / set

H 16.15 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort

By Aymeric Lefort

Located in SENLIS, OISE

Pair of coffee table in Ziricotte wood and metal black laqued. Do not hesitate to ask for a shipping quote to get the best offer.

Category

2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Pair of Brass Cube Tables Alabaster by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy
Contemporary Pair of Brass Cube Tables Alabaster by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy

Contemporary Pair of Brass Cube Tables Alabaster by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy

By Antonio Cagianelli

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of side end low coffee cocktail bedside cube tables or night stands in satin brass and

Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Pair of Blue and Yellow Marquetery Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort
Pair of Blue and Yellow Marquetery Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

Pair of Blue and Yellow Marquetery Armairs "Cube" by Aymeric Lefort

By Aymeric Lefort

Located in SENLIS, OISE

Pair of armchairs in tinted wood marquetry. The marquetry is made of tinted sycamore and charm wood

Category

2010s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort
Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort

Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort

$4,831 / set

H 16.15 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Pair of Coffee Table "Cubes" in Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort

By Aymeric Lefort

Located in SENLIS, OISE

Pair of coffee table in Ziricotte wood and metal black laqued. Please ask for a shipping quote to get the best price available.

Category

2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Coffee  Or End Table "Cubes" in Macassar Ebony Marquetery by A. Lefort
Pair of Coffee  Or End Table "Cubes" in Macassar Ebony Marquetery by A. Lefort

Pair of Coffee Or End Table "Cubes" in Macassar Ebony Marquetery by A. Lefort

By Aymeric Lefort

Located in SENLIS, OISE

Tow coffee end table in Macassar ebony marquetry. The leg is in satin black metal. This set can

Category

2010s French Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Transitional Style Bureau Plat  After Oeben
Large Transitional Style Bureau Plat  After Oeben

Large Transitional Style Bureau Plat After Oeben

$18,116

H 31.11 in W 71.26 in D 38.59 in

Large Transitional Style Bureau Plat After Oeben

By Jean-François Oeben

Located in BARSAC, FR

. It features a superb marquetry decoration of bottomless cubes in rosewood and mahogany, flanked on

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard

Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard

Located in Forney, TX

. Its three doors do not interfere with its delicate marquetry with decorations of geometric cubes and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Credenzas

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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Pair of Louis XV Marquetry Commodes by C Wolff
Pair of Louis XV Marquetry Commodes by C Wolff

Pair of Louis XV Marquetry Commodes by C Wolff

Unavailable

H 33.86 in W 50.4 in D 22.45 in

Pair of Louis XV Marquetry Commodes by C Wolff

By Christophe Wolff

Located in London, Middlesex

The serpentine commodes have moulded later Campan marble tops, above two drawers with cubed

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Long Case Clock
18th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Long Case Clock

18th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Long Case Clock

Unavailable

H 95 in W 95 in D 11.5 in

18th Century French Louis XV Marquetry Long Case Clock

Located in San Francisco, CA

The entire surface dramatically veneered with an intricate pattern of cube marquetry stained to

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Clocks

19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration
19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration

19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration

Unavailable

H 3.94 in W 13.78 in D 10.63 in

19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration

Located in Saverne, Grand Est

, copper, bone and mother-of-pearl (burgau and sea-ear). All the sides are decorated with a marquetry of

Category

Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Transition Rosewood Chest of Drawers
French Transition Rosewood Chest of Drawers

French Transition Rosewood Chest of Drawers

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H 30.25 in W 29.5 in D 15 in

French Transition Rosewood Chest of Drawers

Located in Austin, TX

, and beautiful and intricate marquetry of cubes on the facade.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French Antique Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Stunning Marble Top
French Antique Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Stunning Marble Top

French Antique Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Stunning Marble Top

Located in Hopewell, NJ

, topped with a gorgeous molded marble top with canted corners. A marquetry motif of cubes is on the front

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French Antique Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Stunning Marble Top
French Antique Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Stunning Marble Top

French Antique Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Stunning Marble Top

Located in Hopewell, NJ

, topped with a gorgeous molded marble top with canted corners. A marquetry motif of cubes is on the front

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century

Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

other two drawers, is a marquetry motif of cubes. The corners are decorated with gilt bronze pilasters

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Period French Louis XVI Walnut and Fruitwood Marquetry Commode
18th Century Period French Louis XVI Walnut and Fruitwood Marquetry Commode

18th Century Period French Louis XVI Walnut and Fruitwood Marquetry Commode

Located in Birmingham, AL

A fine 18th century period French Louis XVI commode handcrafted of walnut and fruitwoood marquetry

Category

Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Table
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Table

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Table

Located in Berlin, DE

a pierced brass gallery, above a frieze of cube marquetry, two drawers and two candle slides, on

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Kingwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Kingwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Kingwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode

Located in Vero Beach, FL

veneer and marquetry work of the Louis cube design is utilized on 3 sides and the top. The slender and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Kingwood

Important Cabinet Attributed to Maison Krieger, France, Circa 1880
Important Cabinet Attributed to Maison Krieger, France, Circa 1880

Important Cabinet Attributed to Maison Krieger, France, Circa 1880

By Maison Krieger

Located in PARIS, FR

mirror and two side doors adorned with a marquetry of cubes, revealing an interior composed of four

Category

Antique 1890s French Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Gloves or Fans Box, Marquetry, Rosewood, Bronze, 19th Century
Gloves or Fans Box, Marquetry, Rosewood, Bronze, 19th Century

Gloves or Fans Box, Marquetry, Rosewood, Bronze, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

a decoration on the lid of geometric marquetry of repeated cubes enhanced with dark bands, lines and

Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Other

French Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI style commode
French Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI style commode

French Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI style commode

Located in Charleston, SC

the raised central rectangular panel. The geometric marquetry is of cubes on five panels ,three in

Category

Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s

Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s

Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein

sides with extended sides, rich three-dimensional cube marquetry, original locks, fittings and rear

Category

Antique 1730s German Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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19th Century Italian Carved Marble Column Capital

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Located in Austin, TX

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Wallpaper

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Located in Houston, TX

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$79,658 / item

H 95 in W 54 in D 25 in

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Located in New York, NY

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Located in New York, NY

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Marquetry Of Cubes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of marquetry of cubes for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, all marquetry of cubes available were constructed with great care. We have 28 antique and vintage marquetry of cubes in-stock, while there are 15 modern editions to choose from as well. Marquetry of cubes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Marquetry of cubes made by modern designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — are very popular at 1stDibs. Marquetry of cubes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Aymeric Lefort, Farrago Design and François Linke are consistently popular.

How Much are Marquetry Of Cubes?

Prices for marquetry of cubes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, marquetry of cubes begin at $638 and can go as high as $95,000, while the average can fetch as much as $7,298.
Questions About Marquetry Of Cubes
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 23, 2019

    The difference between inlay and marquetry is that with marquetry, pieces of wood, ivory, metal and other materials are used to form an intricate design that is applied as a veneer to a wood surface, while with inlay, cutouts are made in a solid piece of material to receive segments of a different set of materials that form a surface pattern.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 21, 2019

    The difference between marquetry and parquetry is that  marquetry is a decorative pattern formed by applying pieces of veneer to a surface, whereas parquetry is a design or image made using blocks or strips of wood.