Perhaps things other people let him win, little bronze men embedded on marble pedestals with a single arm outstretched.
Within stood a marble pedestal holding an exquisite golden figurine.
The valet staggered backward, cracking his head on the marble pedestal.
But by far the most interesting thing in the room was the small casket sitting on a marble pedestal to the left of the door.
A marble pedestal holds a bust of nobody in particular - but it adds a classic touch.
It was a dark blue field, with a column standing on a white marble pedestal in the middle.
The attendant gestured toward the small display-case that was set in the marble pedestal.
In a row down each side of the carpet were six-foot-tall white marble pedestals.
It was then moved to its current site and re-mounted on a marble pedestal in 1950.
The statue is bronze on a green marble pedestal.