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Technique: Marquetry
Vintage Persian Micro Mosaic Chess Game Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Persian Micro Mosaic Chess Game Box.
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board box.
Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Marquetry Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Marquetry Game Box, Backgammon, Checkers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French walnut marquetry folding game box from the early twentieth century is for checkers and backgammon. It is finely constructed with dovetailed corners, inset hinges, and a l...
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Early 20th Century French Marquetry Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Felt, Fruitwood, Pearwood, Walnut
19th Century Mexican Inlaid Wood Marquetry Trunk from Jalisco
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
19th Century, This particular craft/technique was imported from the Colonial period from Morroco to Spain and then to México, locally known as Taraceado, and or Jaleño due to the fact that is was made in Jalostotitlan, Jalisco. It depicts wonderfully a proud version of the Mexican Eagle, Claiming ``Viva La Republica Mexicana´´in Mother of Pearl Inlaid.
This small trunks...
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19th Century Mexican Neoclassical Antique Marquetry Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess pieces.
Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board cover...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Marquetry Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Horn, Wood
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