In 2020, Robert Randall worked on the recreation and restoration of a lantern in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament. Architectural lanterns are fitted on a building to help add natural light to the building below. The lantern, measuring approximately five meters by ten, was worked on by hand using English oak.

Width 10 m
Height 5 m

This is the hand carved lower piece of chandelier for Orleans House, Twickenham designed by the architect James Gibbs in the 1720s. The base section was detailed with pea moulding, egg and dart, acanthus leaf and pineapple ornament. Here a first coat of gesso was applied before the chandelier was completed and gilded. The chandelier, carved from lime wood, was based on black and white pictures taken from Country Life magazine.

Width 150 cm
Height 300 cm

This chandelier, hand carved from several sections of wood and finally joined, was created for Orleans House, Twickenham. The room was designed by the architect James Gibbs in the 1720’s. The chandelier, carved from lime wood and gilded was based on black and white pictures taken from Country Life magazine.

Width 130 cm
Height 180 cm

As part of a private commission for a library in Virginia, Robert Randall carved a series of panels, including this panel of a monkey reaching for grapes. The commission involved the design and carving of eight lime wood capitals in the forms of monkey set into the bay divisions of a number of bookcases as well as four panels.

Width 40 cm
Height 60 cm

As part of a private commission for a library in Virginia, Robert Randall carved this lime wood sculpture of Chinese poet Li Bai in the body of a monkey. The sculpture is part of a series of eight, each of monkeys, that were created to be set as bay divisions on a number of bookcases.

Width 40 cm
Height 60 cm