A Louis XVI style gueridon with marble top, late 19th century, the mauve and white marble top within a gilt metal border, above a shaped frieze set with alternating gilt metal mercury masks and swagged musical trophies, on turned tapering legs with gilt metal flower swags and foliate sabots. Height 78.5 cm, diameter 62 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Hon. Dr John Kennedy McLaughlin Am, Sydney