Marquetry
Marquetry almost certainly originated in Holland in the mid 17th century, following the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, many Huguenots fled to Holland and took with them their exceptional skill and craftsmanship. This was a golden age for Dutch craftsmanship and the decorative arts in general excelled. The great passion of the time was for flowers and in particular tulips; vast sums were paid for the latest and rarest types. For the decorative arts, marquetry was a perfect vehicle to decorate furniture with flowers.
It was naturally far from easy to produce veneers with hand tools. The log had to firstly be squared off to a perfectly plane surface. It was then put over a pit and two sawyers would cut the veneers to 1/16″ with a long fine toothed pit saw. One sawyer was above the pit and responsible for guiding the saw, while the unfortunate man in the pit provided the power. After this slice had been removed the, the surface of the log was once more planed smooth and another slice was taken off. This was the method used throughout the eighteenth century until 1805 when the first steam driven circular saw was set up.
Marquetry was a popular form of decoration throughout the 18th century and its styles and sophistication proceeded with ever more elaborate designs. Among the very finest 17th and 18th century craftsmen who excelled in the use of marquetry were Pierre Gole, Jean-Henri Reisner, Pierre Langlois, William Moore and Mayhew and Ince.
GILES HUTCHINSON SMITH
Mallett is one of the oldest established antiques dealers in the world, specialising in the finest pieces of furniture and works of art, including pictures, clocks and other high quality objets d’art, primarily from the 18th century and Regency periods. For over 100 years Mallett has been sourcing important antiques with impeccable provenance for private collectors and the great museums of the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The business was founded in 1865 in Bath by John Mallett, a jeweller and silversmith, and was carried on by his son, Walter Mallett, who expanded the trade to include old silver and furniture. In 1910 a shop was opened in New Bond Street, London and in 1937 the business, by which time had become one of the leading antique dealers in England, moved to London with the Bath premises being closed. Ever since then the business’s principal showroom has been in New Bond Street, London. In 2003 the business opened its showroom in Madison Avenue, New York, thus establishing itself in the two major centres of the international antiques market, London and New York.
Filiz UZUN
March 26, 2012
Filiz Uzun was born in Giresun in 1978. She knows Russian language and worked on a trading business with her family for thirteen years. As of today, Uzun serves in the Giresun Local Health Authority. She made all kinds of handicrafts in the past fourteen years. Uzun has made wooden handicrafts for four years and developed her skill on it. She had many exhibitions in Turkey. Her works can be seen in Turkey and foreign countries. Uzun was recognized as an honorary art ambassador by the Governorship of Giresun Province.
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