Pair of Laurel Wreath Wall Lights

Pair of Laurel Wreath Wall LightsA stylish pair of laurel wreath shaped wall lights, with antiqued mirror plates and twin arm sconces. Mid 20th century. Why we like them Superbly decorative objects for contemporary or eclectic interiors. Ancient Greeks and Romans greatly valued the noble laurel (Laurus nobilis), they considered it a noble and powerful plant. The winner of the Olympic or Pythian Games received a laurel wreath of bay leaves (a tree sacred to the Sun god Apollo) from

This highly unusual stool

A related table

Front seat-rail incised L

Height: 39 cm / 15

but was best known for being sent in 1790 to search for the Bounty and the mutineers who had taken her

The distinctive curve of their sabre legs and the intricate pattern of their backs is smartly balanced by the delicate thinness and refinement of the lines

of well-shaped Klismos outline and rare generous proportions

Its pure neoclassical form

the corners mounted with recessed reeded brass panels

5 in / 42 cm

The chair's front legs are virtually identical to those of an armchair

There are four beautiful columns of this rare marble in the church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome