SWISS WORK improperly known as the BLACK FOREST A rare and very important winter garden pedestal table with four octagonal tops in natural wood entirely covered with woven natural fibres and highlighted with friezes of pine cone elements. It rests on an openwork wrought-iron base joined by a brace and supports a dish made of bent wood and pine cones at the top, probably intended to hold fallen flowers. Late 19th or early 20th century. Height: 220 cm Diameter: 102 cm Slightly missing.