A 2nd Empire Period Fruitwood, Beech & Fior di Bosco Marble Guéridon c.1860 sub-Natural History surviving from mid-century France

surviving from mid-century France

the cushion colours nicely worn to a lighter shade

Great blue herons indeed

applied to a slightly less-white body

the whole standing on a shaped apron

A 2nd Empire Period Fruitwood, Beech & Fior di Bosco Marble Guéridon c.1860 sub-Natural History surviving from mid-century FranceOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Formerly from the Contents of a Villa, Coral Gables, Florida, USA. Date: c. 1860 Height: 24. 75 Diameter: 27. 5 (at top) The beautiful gueridon, of occasional table proportions, having a circular veined Italian Fior di Bosco marble inset top over a gadrooned, cartouche and leaf moulded frieze, the limed beech and fruitwood carcass formed of three beautifully carved dolphin supports to a triform base and