Fascinating, very unusual, decorative French patinated bronze Roman or Etruscan revival floor standing marble topped guéridon, after the antique. Rich red Rouge Griotte circular marble top sits on a patinated bronze collar decorated with bucrania mounts of garlands and ox heads: motifs from Roman temple friezes such as the Temples of Vesta, Tivoli and Vespasian and Titus in Rome. Three elegant tripod legs with paw feet and classical bust terminals and acorn details, after the antique. Obviously inspired by classical originals such as the Etruscan (490-470BC) stand from Vulci displayed in the British Museum. France, circa 1860.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decor...