And of course the chair, which was an ancient one from Egypt, part of the spoil of Cleopatra's palace, and of very delicate workmanship, collapsed with a crash.

Professor Binstead had picked up a small china figure of delicate workmanship.

Willie, who had disappeared through the gold curtain, had now returned, and was placing on a pedestal a small china figure of delicate workmanship.

Not even the halls of the royal palace at Elephantine Island contained such delicate workmanship as would grace the rock cell of the king's tomb.

Many of the roofs and walls were decorated with complicated carvings of infinitely delicate workmanship set with jewels and precious metals, rare woods, jade and ivory.

Chance looked at the silver filigree in his hand, the delicate workmanship crumpled and ruined, and put it back inside his jerkin.

"I have never seen such delicate workmanship."

It had windows of thick glass (much of it painted fancifully) and ornate towers and battlements of delicate workmanship.

Erix's heart thrilled at the delicate workmanship, the brilliant colors.

--said Napoleon, picking up a vase of delicate workmanship.