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Marvelous Marquetry
Must-Haves
by Sarah P. Hanson
1. RARE ART NOUVEAU WORKTABLE in fine-grain fruitwoods, France, ca. 1905; $34,500 at M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans. 2. BAROQUE-PERIOD CABINET
in walnut and fruitwood, Germany, 18th century; $45,000 at Foster-Gwin, San Francisco. 3. ART DECO DROP-FRONT DESK in elm and birch with exotic wood inlays
by Ferdinand Lundquist, Sweden, 1930s; $6,400 at Svenska Möbler, Los Angeles. 4. PIETRA DURA CHEST WITH MARQUETRY, late 17th to early 18th century,
Florence; price on request at Galerie Steinitz, Paris. 5. PARQUETRY WRITING DESK in exotic woods with mother-of-pearl, Syria, 1920s; $11,800 at Red Modern
Furniture, Phoenix. 6. SPANISH COLONIAL ESCRIBANIA in fruitwood with mahogany, cedar, and bone inlays, 17th century; $27,500 at Colonial Arts, San Francisco.
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