Sorrento Red Rose on Black Jewelry Box
Marquetry is a painstaking, delicate art, which transforms slender pieces of wood into elegant embroidery, and it's used to decorate a wide variety of objects. At first it was closely tied to wood engraving. Later on, these engravings began to take on a more realistic approach, as craftsmen began to represent landscapes, which enriched the pieces' artistic appeal. Soon, a long line of master artisans had formed which created the basis for development of an art form which has brought Sorrento world...
