A marquetry is a puzzle made of thin veneer (between 3/10 and 1 mm) forming a real picture.
The Ancients called it "wood en painting".
Marquetry can decorate jurniture, caskets, cups, panelling or can be simply veneered on a panel and be sufficient into itself.
Marquetries have been made of rare and precious wood often imported from the other end of the world since Spanish conquests in the sixteenth century.
The composition of a marquetry, the artist's savoir-faire, the originality of the realization, the choice ofvarieties and motives create a rare and unique work.