Stripping chair with inlay

[lulzman]

I've got a chair that I'm stripping at the moment and I'm wondering what the best way of stripping the coating (I don't have any idea of the previous history of the chairs but it appears to be a sealer on shellac) without damaging the inlaid wood.

Here's a picture of it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/hidden_hunter/1462475_723449167682748_380534067_o_zps5d505ac0.jpg