Vernis Martin

Pleyel Piano made in 1903 in Louis XV style Vernis Martin case with Watteauesque scenes

In French interior design, vernis Martin is a type of imitation lacquer named after the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin. It imitated Chinese lacquer and European subjects and was applied to a wide variety of items, from furniture to coaches. It is said to have been made by heating oil and copal and then adding Venetian turpentine.

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