122. 122W Plateau Italien circulaire en marbres divers et pierres dures, centré d'un panneau en micromosaique à sujet des colombes de Pliny, premier quart du XIXe siècle An Italian specimen marble and hardstone circular top, first quarter 19th century With radiating array of specimen marble panels, including porfido rosso, lapis lazuli, malachita, verde antico, porfido verde, granito verde antico, diaspro di Sicilia, granito rosso antico, cipollino, giallo antico,rosso antico, alabastro e alabastro fiorito, bianco e nero and various types of breccie and centred by a large rectangular fine micromosaic panel depicting the doves of pliny against a black marble ground, within verde antico and white marble outer borders, on an associated gilt metal later stand, 78cm diam. (30 1/2in diam.), the base 43cm high, (16 1/2in high)