Large tripod pedestal table in chased and gilded bronze, the curved uprights with friezes of piasters topped by rams' heads with rings and ending in foliage hooves held by a concave strut supporting a pine cone. Thick green porphyry top from Alsace. Early 19th century Fortunately discovered in 1768, the marble deposits in the Vosges were soon exploited by royal factories, such as the one in Remiremont, and produced granite, also known as green or ashy porphyry, or green serpentine; the stones cut in this way were then sold in Paris through the Magasin ou Dépôt des Ouvrages en roches, consisting of granite, granitelle, jasper, serpentine and porphyry. Provenance: Former Giuseppe Rossi collection sold in London at Sotheby's on 10, 11 and 12 March 1999.