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Artesania Gonzalez (Granada Taracea)

Granada · Spain

Alhambra-pattern taracea and chess sets

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What Artesania Gonzalez (Granada Taracea) is known for

Antonio Gonzalez Gil opened this marquetry workshop on Calle Animas in 1920 and it won Spain's national woodworking prize in 1943; his grandchildren run it today. They inlay Alhambra-inspired taracea into chess sets, backgammon boards, humidors and jewellery boxes.

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