In one of the formal reception rooms at the premises of la Légion d’Honneur, the French national order of merit, there was a ruined fireplace. Only a part of one jamb (leg) remained in the original red marble. For reasons of budget the client wanted to have the rest of the fireplace restored in a fine limestone, and then a marble effect given to the restored parts. I was one of a three-man team of carvers at the 3D Pierre workshop in Paris who undertook this project.