"Marqueterie de paille" Sequoia - 75 Cigares Red Gum straw and gold inlays are

straw and gold inlays are also used as genuine pieces of goldsmithing

Table lighter

rage and malice

are testimonies to the splendour of the Spanish influence

The ornaments surrounding the “Think” humidor represent vanities and the passing of time

"Marqueterie de paille" Sequoia - 75 Cigares Red Gum straw and gold inlays areStraw marquetry Straw marquetry is an art very similar to that of wood marquetry, in which straw replaces the wood veneer. It is a technique from the Far East which was imported to Europe, England and France, in the 17th century . To obtain a pallet similar to that of wood veneer, wheat or oat straw is split and then soaked in cold, hot or lukewarm water. The strips, once more or less intensively ironed, present a variety of tones ranging from light