Old portuguese miniature

wow that is a beautiful piece! true craftsmanship!

Go Portugal!

Pedro – you are a patient genius! – Wonderful work as always! I always enjoy seeing your marquetry & restoration – Thanks!
Schroeder

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Amazing restoration. I would have thought this piece was fit for the fireplace before you started!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Truly unbelievable.
You are an artist.

-- Eric

SIR, you are a true master! I have done some restoring but , nothing that complex. I think I will go back and hide in a corner and wish I could do some just one haft as good.
Thanks for showing, will be looking for your next masterpiece.

-- Richard http://www.PictureTrail.com/gallery/view?username=thewizz

Man that is some great work I wish I could study with someone to learn the art of marquetry. you have done some beatiful work here, your craftmanship really shows though.

-- F.Little

Thanks for yours kind comments

-- Pedro Rodrigues da Costa, Sintra, Portugal

Maestro, me quito el sombrero. ¿Pertenecía a algún cliente o fué una pieza rescatada por ti? Si era de un cliente, debio preguntarse, ¿donde está el mueble que le entregué?

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

Wow!

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

You are a true master of your craft! Outstanding work!

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

You are a truly talented person. That turned out to be a
masterpiece. Tou have a lot of guts to take on project of this magnitude.
I appreciate you sharing it with us.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

VERY nice job! The wood combinations are fantastic!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Yeah what they said, very nice work. I bet that is time consuming. you have to love what you do to take the time to do it right (I would guess).

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

when I read old portuguese minature, I thought you were talking about my sisters.

That is an amazing peice of work. um prazir para vir!

-- www.robneves.com

Fabulous, Pedro!

Wow! That is incredible work! So much time and patience…

-- Frank, Mississippi, http://www.stoutwoodworks.com

I would need a magic wand to achieve that , It’s beautiful .I can’t wait to show my family your work truly well done Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Wow that is stunning thank you for sharing

-- cut it saw it scrap it

This is fabulous. Thank you, thank you for the detailed photos. I’m adding this to my list of favorites.