French Marquetry Furniture: Paintings in Wood Jewellery this picture represented smell in

this picture represented smell in a series of five monumental canvases symbolizing the senses

The Minton range design has been adapted from the Turkish tiles on display in the Smoking Room at the Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection is perhaps the greatest single art collection ever gifted to a nation

Camillo Palladini's Discourse on the Art of Fencing is an extraordinary document

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French Marquetry Furniture: Paintings in Wood Jewellery this picture represented smell in10% discount for Members Join now Marquetry creating patterns and pictures through inlaid veneers has long been recognised as one of the most attractive and sophisticated methods of decorating fine furniture. The compositions of 18th century Parisian marquetry were described by one contemporary as no less than 'paintings in wood'. This Wallace Collection publication written by one of the museums former conservationists, Yannick Chastang, highlights