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Frozen in Time: Fossilized Marble

January 29, 2019 / Mackinnon Fine Furniture / Leave a comment

We looked at the use of marble in art, furniture, and design in a previous post, but today we want to focus on a specific type of marble: fossilised marble.  The concept of using marble as tabletops in England came from the Italian precedent and became popular in the 18th century.  Although many slabs of … Continue reading Frozen in Time: Fossilized Marble

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