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Bars and rings trade at a premium to the world price at gold and jewellery shops across the country, where bullion emblazoned with dragons is sold alongside ornate goldware inlaid with pearls and rubies.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

These days, Art Deco can mean anything from a one-of-a-kind, early-1920s French cabinet, inlaid with ebony-and-ivory flowers, to a Depression-era Buick hood ornament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It is made of more than 1,000 handblown coloured glass tiles, each inlaid with gold leaf, echoing the colours of the cathedral's stained-glass windows.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

That untitled 1973 work is a table inlaid with a tile mural depicting an Aztec couple and the Tree of Wisdom.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

He looked at the serpentine S, inlaid with glittering green stones: It was easy to visualize it as a minuscule snake, curled upon the cold rock.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling