No. 265. Louis XV Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts.
Marquetry, veneer quartered and inlaid with floral detail. (Photo: V & A Museum).
No. 266. Boule Work. Period of Louis XVI.
The design can invariably be complete within the area. Coloured grounds are employed as well as tortoiseshell.
Mosaic
Mosaic designs may be complete in themselves or be the result of repetition, according to attitude and purpose, and with regard to variety and colour, only restricted by æsthetic considerations.