Bay Laurel Tree

A monumental presence at eight feet tall, this sculptural bay laurel commands the room with the quiet authority of something drawn from nature and refined into object. The breadth of its canopy — spanning forty-five inches — achieves a remarkable equilibrium of scale and delicacy, its silhouette reading as both botanical study and architectural gesture. From John Richard, whose mastery of the decorative arts is well established, this piece belongs to that rare category of work that dissolves the boundary between furnishing and fine art.