2021 San Francisco Fall Show – Mad for Marquetry

October 16, 2021

The 2021 San Francisco Fall Show is now live on InCollect through October 24. Today’s blogpost explores marquetry, the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures. Here are a few outstanding examples from the show:

From Carlton Hobbs: A Striking Illusionistic And Geometric Parquetry Secretaire A Abattant, 2nd quarter of the 19th century

From Guy Regal: Swiss Black Forest Walnut Marquetry Tilt-Top Table, 19th century

From Butchoff: Satinwood and Marquetry Demilune Commode, circa 1870

From Engs-Dimitri: One of a Pair of Northern Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Consoles, Veneto, 18th century

From Patrick Jefferson: South Africa Marquetry Panel, circa 1940

From Lennox Cato: One of a Pair of 18th century Dutch marquetry chairs

By Vera Vandenbosch