In Veneer work and in Marquetry, where the work is quartered and juxtaposed, the interest consists in the patterning of the figured woods, particularly when these are arranged to form reciprocal shapes.
Boule Work
The interest of Buhl or Boule work, an inlay of metal employed in the French Renaissance in the decoration of furniture, often in conjunction with tortoiseshell, is that of contrast of texture.
No. 264. Italian Intarsia. Forms elaborated by incised lines.
In the design, profile or silhouette is the primary consideration, being used:
- 1. As a form of framing,
- 2. In angles or centres on table-tops,
- 3. In panels in furniture:
