Permanent ornamentation. The use of hard stones in diplomacy, magnificence and commerce
I find it odd that the taste for hard stone in France doesn't seem to have continued from Louis XIV's time to that of successors. I've only seen one Louis XV commode with a multi-coloured hard stone top.
I find it odd that the taste for hard stone in France doesn't seem to have continued from Louis XIV's time to that of successors. I've only seen one Louis XV commode with a multi-coloured hard stone top.