Brown alabaster and Maurin marble Pilaster

Brown alabaster and vert Maurin marble Pilaster.
Alabaster, vert Maurin marble, breccia corallina grande.
France.
Late 19th century.
h. 42,1 in. ; l. 12,2 in. ; p. 12,2 in.

A late 19th century, alabaster, vert Maurin marble and corallina grande breccia pedestal. The colors and shape of this pedestal are rare and unusual. The marble named vert Maurin is a marble from the Alps, famous for having been used for the base of Napoleon's tomb at the Invalides. Some damage to the marble and restorations to the alabaster.