Antique French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Barley Twist Armchair Cane Cowhide 1880 Mid-Century Modern and the atmospheric rendering of

and the atmospheric rendering of the battlefield

1998: Grand Prix Painting

one scene shows a bird with an Ikebana (the Japanese art of arranging leaves & flowers in vessels)

The painting is beautifully & skillfully executed

The dining set comprises six safari chairs and matching table

Antique French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Barley Twist Armchair Cane Cowhide 1880 Mid-Century Modern and the atmospheric rendering ofSOLD A very handsome antique French Louis XIII style carved walnut 'Barley Twist' armchair, circa 1880. The chair back with twin cup and cover carved finials and an ornate carved backsplat, below is a caned back with scrolled carved panels to each side and a corresponding carved skirt below. The chair with Barley Twist columns, the base also with Barley Twist legs and stretcher and joined with an ornately carved yolk, the arms with carved acanthus