art nouveau style 'swan bed'

This marquetry detail is inlaid in a panel in an art nouveau style 'swan bed'. The panel suggests a still summer pond, and the quiet humming of dragonfly wings. This timeless scene was one of two inlays in this bed, which is in the shape of four long-necked swans - inhabitants of such a pond. The wood veneers were selected to contrast against the mahogany bed, and some water-based stains shade the veneers.