🔤 Buhlwork ✨

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dhaat aur lakri ka nakashi ka kaam, pittal ya tortoise shell ki jarrat, mahfooz araishi kaam

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📚noun

buhlwork

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DEFINITION

decorative inlay work using metal and tortoiseshell, furniture ornamentation with brass and shell, elaborate marquetry

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The antique cabinet displayed fine buhlwork that combined brass and tortoiseshell in an intricate floral pattern across its doors. Collectors value buhlwork because creating such detailed metal and shell inlays requires remarkable patience and exceptional skill. The museum restored the damaged buhlwork on the seventeenth century table by carefully replacing missing pieces of brass. Buhlwork became popular in French furniture making during the reign of Louis the Fourteenth and spread across Europe. The craftsman spent many weeks completing the buhlwork that covered the surface of the ornate writing desk.

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metal inlay marquetry ornamental inlay decorative veneer tortoiseshell inlay

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plain surface unadorned wood simple finish bare furniture