Figure 7  Post-conservation view of the card table illustrated in fig. 6. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) Conservation revealed the original decorative scheme of gilding and vert antique on the dolphins, rear columns, and feet. The fluted shafts of the back columns are a mottled yellow-green, which gives the effect of faux marbre or excavated, partially gilded, antique bronze. The bodies of the dolphins are painted a pure sea green with brightly burnished water-gilding on the head. The feet and acanthus corners are oil-gilded with a matte surface.