Detail of benches in the new Pennethorne Gallery at Buckingham Palace

The furniture in the gallery, which includes benches, display cases and screens, was designed as a matching set that could be used in any of the gallery spaces.  The screens, however, can only be used in the Chambers Gallery, so as to increase the wall space available for the display of works of art.  The design of the legs is developed from ancient Roman and Greek prototypes.