A Large French Louis-Philippe Period Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror bench The barley twist arms with

The barley twist arms with dragonhead armrests

A Memphis Lamp

The rounded upper corners — a defining trait of the Louis-Philippe aesthetic — distinguish this example from earlier Empire severity and later Napoleon III exuberance

Part of the “Petal Collection” for which  Awarded United States Roscoe Award in 1987

A Large French Louis-Philippe Period Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror bench The barley twist arms withA Large French Louis Philippe Period Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror Of characteristic Louis Philippe form, the substantial rectangular mirror plate with rounded upper corners set within a giltwood and gesso frame of elegant restrained profile. The broad flat surround enriched along its inner edge with a finely cast continuous rope twist or bead and reel moulding, a hallmark of the period's refined decorative vocabulary. The outer border further