Bee-Eater Box

Name: Bee-Eater Box
Brand: Ra-Ro
SKU: 04PT06JAC0016
Price: 116.20 EUR
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116,20 €

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Agile and curious, the bee-eater is a small bird with vividly coloured feathers, here rendered in marquetry from 20 layers of natural and dyed woods, bringing this ash box to life. A place to keep the moments that feel fleeting, but that we want to preserve.

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Handmade byJacky Cavallari

Dimensions

Length > 16 cm
Width > 12 cm
Height > 5 cm

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Shipping time: More than 4 weeks

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Marquetry on ash

Bee-Eater Box

The bee-eater in marquetry, perched on a box of ash.

Story of the piece

Bee‑Eater Box

Wood holds what time cannot erase.

With elegant agility, it flies through open fields and woodlands, displaying its vivid plumage as it precisely chases down insects. This is what nature teaches us, to treasure the small moments that pass quickly, but that we never forget.

Jacky Cavallari trained at the École Boulle and is today one of the few living masters of marquetry, the art that gives wood its colour, texture and life. With a precision that time does not rush.

For this ash box, the artisan chose natural woods such as maple, mahogany, ebony and tulipwood dyed blue, and with them composed the bee-eater. Layer upon layer, using the same traditional marquetry technique employed in the 18th century.

A box in which to preserve the memory of good moments.

In numbers

The piece in facts.

TechniqueXVIIIcentury

Traditional marquetry, the same technique used in the eighteenth century.

Length16cm

12 cm wide and 5 cm high.

Moments that pass quickly. But that we never forget.

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See every detail.

Overview

Open box and lid

With the lid set beside it, both the motif and the interior are visible.

1
The bee-eaterBright feathers, with blue-dyed tulipwood in the palette.
2
The branchThe perch where the bird pauses.
3
The interiorSmooth walls, ready to hold small objects.

Detail

The motif head on

Standing upright, the lid shows the design in full.

1
The headThe fine beak of a precise insect hunter.
2
The bee-eaterBright feathers, with blue-dyed tulipwood in the palette.
3
The branchThe perch where the bird pauses.
4
Background in ashThe base wood that frames the motif.

Closed box

The marquetry lid

Closed, the box shows the full composition on ash.

1
The bee-eaterBright feathers, with blue-dyed tulipwood in the palette.
2
The branchThe perch where the bird pauses.
3
AshThe base wood of the box.

Lid ajar

The lid on the box

The lid sits over the box and lets the interior show.

1
The bee-eaterBright feathers, with blue-dyed tulipwood in the palette.
2
The interiorSmooth walls, ready to hold small objects.
3
AshThe base wood of the box.

Interior

The open box

Without the lid, the interior and the thickness of the walls come into view.

1
The interiorSmooth walls, ready to hold small objects.
2
The rimWhere the lid rests.
3
AshThe base wood, seen from the side.

MEET THE MAKER

THE MASTER WHO PAINTS WITH WOOD

Jacky Cavallari is the master marqueter and ebonist who uses wood as his colour palette, creating detailed compositions through the hand-fitting of thin wood veneers, blending the rigour of the École Boulle with inspiration drawn from flora and fauna.

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