pedestalling

noun

1. the foot or bottom support of a column or pillar
2. a similar base on a lamp, statue, etc.
3. a columnlike stand for displaying a piece of sculpture or other decorative article

Origin: Fr piédestal < It piedestallo < piè (< L pes), foot + di, of + stal (< Gmc *stal, stall), a rest, place

transitive verb pedestaled or pedestalled, pedestaling or pedestalling