• This sovereign case is veneered with richly figured thuya
  • The front of this case folds down to reveal five drawers
  • The only external decoration is this inlaid image of St George
This sovereign case is veneered with richly figured thuya
This sovereign case is veneered with richly figured thuya - unusually coming from the underground root burr of a softwood, the pencil cedar. Although this comes from what is technically a softwood, it is one of the hardest and most brittle of veneers - requiring extreme care to work it neatly. It was particularly challenging on this occasion as there was no inlay around the edges - so it wasn’t possible to cover up any chipping of the veneers at the edges. This case is about 12” square, the veneer is book matched and the exterior is french polished.