Hinged Lid Exotic Wood Box

Handcrafted Marquetry Lid

Marquetry is the craft of covering a structural carcass with pieces of wood veneer and sometimes shell, ivory or bits of metal. The technique was developed in Flemish centers of cabinet making during the early sixteenth century, was highly prized by the French and decorates well-known seventeenth century French royal residences including Versailles. The craft is currently strong in Great Britain and Canada with a strong emphasis on pictures and decorative boxes.

The lid of this beautiful box is decorated using fourteen different sustainable hardwoods with appropriate natural colors to create a "picture" of a southern Arizona sunset. The frame of the box is rubberwood. Other woods used include redwood, maples, satinwood, padauk, purple heart, pao ferro, zebrawood, elm, cherry and poplar. Includes a removable six compartment wooden divider. Measures 12" x 10" x 2-1/4".