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Side table, John Wildsmith, Carved and gilded pine; marbles, including rosso and nero antico, orange Veronese, yellow Siena, brown, gray, and white fleur de pêcher, black and gold Portor, orange and violet Spanish brocatello, and white Carrara, and hardstones, including gray and red granite, red and white jasper, pink quartz, porphyry, bloodstone, serpentine, golden and brown agate and onyx, and lapis lazuli, British, London — Side table
Table top by John Wildsmith
Stand by John Mayhew
table top 1759, base 1794

Marble-top table, Theophil Hansen Danish, Belgian black marble and semi-precious stones; painted pine, ebonized fruitwood; brass, gilt bronze, Italian, Florence and Austrian, Vienna — Marble-top table
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1855–65

Marble forepart of a left sandaled foot, Black marble with white veins, Cypriot — Marble forepart of a left sandaled foot
Cypriot
1st or 2nd century CE

Virgin or Holy Woman, Black marble, white marble, traces of gilding, French — Virgin or Holy Woman
French
14th century

Foliate Capital, Black marble, French — Foliate Capital
French
early 12th century

Tomb Plaque of Blanche of France (1328–92), daughter of Charles IV of France and Jeanne d'Evreux, Black marble with traces of paint and gilding, French — Tomb Plaque of Blanche of France (1328–92), daughter of Charles IV of France and Jeanne d'Evreux
French
after 1392

Pedestal

Possibly Herter Brothers

1880–85

Clock

Gaspard Cachard

ca. 1800

Erato, François Girardon French, Bronze, later mounted on black marble socle, French, probably Paris — Erato
After François Girardon
ca. 1680–1700

Bacchus, François Girardon French, Bronze, later mounted on black marble socle, French, probably Paris — Bacchus
After François Girardon
ca. 1680–1700

Christ at the Column, Alessandro Algardi Italian, Statuette: silver; column: lapis lazuli; base: black marble, silver, Italian, Rome — Christ at the Column
After a model by Alessandro Algardi
mid-17th century

Barberini Cabinet, Galleria dei Lavori, Florence, Oak and poplar veneered with various exotic hardwoods, with ebony moldings and plaques of marble, slate (paragon); pietre dure work consisting of colored marbles, rock crystal, and various hardstones, Italian, Florence — Barberini Cabinet
Galleria dei Lavori, Florence
Artist and publisher After woodcut illustrations by Francesco Del Tuppo
ca. 1606–23

Column, Black marble — Column
14th century

Mary Magdalene Relief, Black Marble, Franco-Netherlandish — Mary Magdalene Relief
Franco-Netherlandish
15th–16th century

Tomb Slab with an Angel and Coat of Arms, White marble and black marble with paint and gilding, French — Tomb Slab with an Angel and Coat of Arms
French
19th century (14th century style)

Eagle, Bessie Stough Callender American, Black marble — Eagle
Bessie Stough Callender
1929

Clock with human-headed winged lion, Bronze, black marble, French — Clock with human-headed winged lion
French
third quarter 19th century

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