marquetry

Material, such as wood or ivory, inlaid piece by piece into a wood surface in an intricate design and veneered to another surface, especially of furniture, for decoration.

An inlay of some thin material in the surface of a piece of furniture or other object.

A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wood surface to form intricate designs.

An example of this work

inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture