Antique French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Barley Twist Armchair Cane Cowhide 1880 Paintings The first three 'dummy' drawers

The first three 'dummy' drawers form a fall front enclosing a fitted desk with a pair of drawers and two shelves

the fall when open reveals a fitted interior with a recessed storage area flanked with a pair of ribbed columns and having a central locking door enclosing a single drawer and six drawers to each side with ivory pulls

the sculpture can be displayed freestanding or can be mounted to a wall

providing significant storage

Jones created a lamp with steel and Lucite to show the inner workings of Edison's original technology

Antique French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Barley Twist Armchair Cane Cowhide 1880 Paintings The first three 'dummy' drawersSOLD 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